ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnād.əs noun
( plural antena·ti -āˌtī)
Etymology: Medieval Latin, firstborn son, ancestor, predecessor, from Latin ante- + natus, past participle of nasci to be born — more at nation
: a person born before a certain time or event especially with reference to the existence of political rights (as a person born in an American colony before the Declaration of Independence) — usually used in plural
eligibility of antenati to hold office
— opposed to postnatus