What does ancestress mean?
Ancestress means (dated) A female ancestor..
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/ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs/ · noun
(dated) A female ancestor..
The strange legend that you will find inscribed by your remote ancestress upon the potsherd was communicated to me by my father on his deathbed, and took a strong hold upon my imagination.
Use ancestress when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ancestress means (dated) A female ancestor..
Common synonyms include ancestrix.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The strange legend that you will find inscribed by your remote ancestress upon the potsherd was communicated to me by my father on his deathbed, and took a strong hold upon my imagination.
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