FOREFATHER


Meaning of FOREFATHER in English

— forefatherly , adj.

/fawr"fah'dheuhr, fohr"-/ , n.

an ancestor.

[ 1250-1300; ME forefader. See FORE-, FATHER ]

Syn . forebear, progenitor, patriarch, forerunner.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .