forefather, progenitor; forerunner; person who is related to a person existing at a later point in time; animal or plant from which other types evolved; (Law) person from whom an estate has descended
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Ancestor Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ancestor Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.
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.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
ancestor
anbury \an"bur*y\ (&?;), ambury \am"bur*y\ (&?;), n. [as. ampre, ompre, a crooked swelling vein: cf. prov. e. amper a tumor with inflammation. cf. the first syllable in agnail, and berry a fruit.]
1. (far.) a soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen.
2. a disease of the roots of turnips, etc.; -- called also fingers and toes.
Gorhengaw = n. ancestor in the fifth degree
Henafiad = a. an ancestor
Hynaf = n. ancestor; elder
Hynafiad = n. ancestor
Noun
1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
(synonym) ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root
(antonym) descendant, descendent
(hypernym) relative, relation
(hyponym) ancestress
Ancestor Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Any person from whom one is descended, especially one earlier in a family line than a grandparent; forefather; forebear
Ancestor Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
A member in a superior level in a dimension hierarchy that is related through lineage to the current member within the dimension hierarchy. For example, in a Time dimension containing the levels Quarter, Month, and Day, Qtr1 is an ancestor of January 1.
Ancestor Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
- This article is about the concept of ancestry. For the website of the same name, see Ancestry.com. For the Scott Sigler novel by the same name, see Ancestor.
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Ancestor Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
See: Dewar's
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Dewar's Centennial Limited Edition Ceramic Decanter (Commemorate 100 years of Dewar's White Label 1886-1986), Blended Scotch Whisky
Dewar's Pure Malt, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
Dewar's Signature, De Luxe Blended Scotch Whisky
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Dewar's White Label, Standard Scotch Blended Whisky
By: John Dewar & Sons Ltd. (Perth, Scotland)
Dewar's Ancestor Red Lace, De Luxe Scotch Blended Whisky
Dewar's Ancestor Yellow Lace, De Luxe Scotch Blended Whisky
Dewar's Centennial Limited Edition Ceramic Decanter (Commemorate 100 years of Dewar's White Label 1886-1986), Blended Scotch Whisky
Dewar's Pure Malt, Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky
Dewar's Signature, De Luxe Blended Scotch Whisky
Dewar's White Label 12 YO Special Reserve, Scotch Blended Whisky
Dewar's White Label, Standard Scotch Blended Whisky
By: John Dewar & Sons Ltd. (Perth, Scotland)
Ancestor Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Ancestor Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
noun
person from whom someone is descended, usually a person who lived a long time ago
person from whom someone is descended, usually a person who lived a long time ago
