ancestor in English dictionary

  • ancestor

    Meanings and definitions of "ancestor"

    • One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
    • An earlier type; a progenitor
    • (law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
    • noun
      One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
    • noun
      An earlier type; a progenitor
    • noun
      (law)
      One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      One who had the same role or function in former times.
    • In a tree structure, the element of which a given element is a child. Equivalent to a parent element.
    • One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any number of generations.
    • one from whom a person is descended
    • an earlier type
    • noun
      someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

    Synonyms of "ancestor" in English dictionary

    ascendant, ascendent, antecedent are the top synonyms of "ancestor" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "ancestor" in English dictionary

    descendant is the antonym of "ancestor" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ancestor

    • ancestor ( plural  ancestors)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza ancestor; lm  liczba mnoga ancestors
    • ancestor (plural ancestors, feminine ancestress)
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