English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Ancestor
Ancestor
(n.)
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.
Ancestor
(n.)
An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is
regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
Ancestor
(n.)
One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative
of heir.