ANCESTOR


Meaning of ANCESTOR in English

n. 25B6; noun

he could trace his ancestors back to King James I : FOREBEAR, forefather, predecessor, antecedent, progenitor, primogenitor.

the instrument is an ancestor of the lute : FORERUNNER, precursor, predecessor.

descendant, successor.

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