Ancestry

Quick meaning: Ancestry is a noun meaning The state of being ancestors.

Meaning

The state of being ancestors.

More Meanings

1. Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
2. A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

Example Sentences

I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.

Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.

Tali: My people place a high value on family and ancestry. There's an unspoken expectation that I'll live up to my father's example.

Word Forms

• ancestries
• ancestrie

Synonyms for ancestry

Depending on context, synonyms include provenance, parentage, descent, lineage, line, stock.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bloodline, lineage, pedigree, parentage, filiation, stock.

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