ancestry
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ancestry
- /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.
noun ancestries · ancestrie · auncestrie · auncestry
- The state of being ancestors.
- Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent. Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.
- A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended. I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.
Similar: provenance, parentage, descent
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bloodline, lineage, pedigree, parentage, filiation, stock, origin, descent, line, derivation, blood, blood line, ancestral, ancestor, strain, progenitor
noun
Similar: provenance, parentage, descent
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noun condition as to ancestors
| Español | ancestría, ascendencia |
|---|---|
| Português | ascendência |
| Français | ascendance |
| Deutsch | Vorfahren, Ahnen, Abstammung |
| Italiano | ascendenza, stirpe |
| Ελληνικά | γενεαλογία genealogía, καταγωγή katagogí, γενεαλογικό δένδρο genealogikó déndro, πρόγονοι prógonoi |
| Русский | родосло́вная rodoslóvnaja, происхожде́ние proisxoždénije |
noun series of ancestors or progenitors
| Español | ancestría, ascendencia |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Vorväter, Ahnen |
| Italiano | avi, antenati, progenitori |
Talk about this word "ancestry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ancestry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ancestry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ancestry "ancestry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ancestry.Cite this
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