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ancestral - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ancestral' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ancestral [ a.]
- Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

Meaning of 'ancestral' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ancestral [ s]
Meaning (1):
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Example in sentence:
  • ancestral home;
  • ancestral lore;
  • hereditary monarchy;
  • patrimonial estate;
  • transmissible tradition

Nearby Words:

ancestor ancestorial ancestorially ancestress ancestry anchor anchor-hold anchorable anchorage anchorate

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