Ancestral

Quick meaning: Ancestral is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.

Meaning

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.

More Meanings

1. An ancestor or forbear.
2. (India, law) A descendant of one's ancestors.
3. An elderly relative.
4. (biology) A genetic precursor.
5. A forerunner; One who was involved in an earlier version of something.
6. An earlier version of something.
7. The spirit of one's ancestor.

Example Sentences

an ancestral estate

one’s ancestral home

But ancestrals cannot be willed away .

Some big cheese bein' grought back to his native island to get planted with his ancestrals.

Word Forms

• ancestrall
• ancestrals

Synonyms for ancestral

Depending on context, synonyms include hereditary, patrimonial, inheritable, heritable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inheritable, heritable, patrimonial, hereditary, ancestry, ancestor.

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