forefather

1. n. One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor. Source: opted

2. n. the founder of a family Source: wordnet

3. n. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group Source: wordnet

4. One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor. Respecting your forefathers, you would have been taught to respect yourselves. Burke. Forefathers' Day, the anniversary of the day (December 21) on which the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620). On account of a mistake in reckoning the change from Old Style to New Style, it has generally been celebrated on the 22d. Source: webster

5. One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in anydegree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.Respecting your forefathers, you would have been taught to respectyourselves. Burke.Forefathers' Day, the anniversary of the day (December 21) on whichthe Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620). Onaccount of a mistake in reckoning the change from Old Style to NewStyle, it has generally been celebrated on the 22d. Source: adambom

6. n:100 n. the founder of a family n. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group Source: ecdict

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