Definition of ancestor
- n. - One from whom a person is descended, whether on the
father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a
fore father.
- n. - An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is
regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
- n. - One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative
of heir.
- n. - One from whom a person is descended, whether on the
father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a
fore father.
- n. - An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is
regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
- n. - One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative
of heir.