ancestor

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Synonyms: auncestor, ancestry, acceptor, nestor, attestor, accentor, ancestors, inceptor, investor, accessor, arrestor

Antonyms: auncestor, ancestry, acceptor, nestor, attestor, accentor, ancestors, inceptor, investor, accessor, arrestor

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Noun

1. {{C|en|Family members}}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]]; a [[forebear]].
2. An earlier type; a [[progenitor]].
3. {{lb|en|legal}} One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} One who had the same role or function in former times.
5. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To be an ancestor of.

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