ancestry

ancestry

6 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. n. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. Source: opted
2. n. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. Source: opted
3. n. the hereditary derivation of an individual Source: wordnet
4. n. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline Source: wordnet
5. 1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. Addison. 2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. Source: webster
6. n:100 n. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline Source: ecdict

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