What does ancestry mean?
Ancestry means The state of being ancestors..
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/ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ · noun
The state of being ancestors..
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.
I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.
Use ancestry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ancestry means The state of being ancestors..
Common synonyms include provenance, parentage, descent, lineage.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.
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