ANCESTORS β Definition of ANCESTORS
noun
1
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
2
An earlier type; a progenitor
This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
3
One from whom an estate has descended;βthe correlative of heir.
4
One who had the same role or function in former times.
verb
1
To be an ancestor of.
π Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ancestor
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