ancestor

ancestor is a   Noun

Definition:

[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 fore father.

[2] An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

[3] One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.

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