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ancestral

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  1. 1. a. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. "Ancestral trees." Hemans. Source: webster
  5. 5. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestoror ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. "Ancestral trees." Hemans. Source: adambom
  6. 6. j:100 s. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent a. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor Source: ecdict

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