inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
adjective (modifies a noun)
more ancestral
most ancestral
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late Middle English: from Old French ancestrel, from ancestre (see "ancestor")
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may refer to: Property or other legal entitlements inherited from (or through), one's father, especially if it has been handed down through generations in the same family, birthright; see heirloom. | In civil law systems, the total of all personal and ... (40 of 292 words, 11 definitions)
of, relating to, or obtained by an inheritance from one's father or other ancestor | [religion] of or relating to the endowment of a church | an ... (25 of 243 words, 4 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
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an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor ; anything derived from one's father or ancestors; "heritage" | an estate or endowment belonging by ... (23 of 107 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
property inherited from one's father or male ancestor | valued things passed down from previous generations; heritage | [historical] the estate or ... (20 of 88 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)
An inheritance from a father or other ancestor. | An inheritance or legacy; heritage. | An endowment or estate belonging to an institution, especially ... (22 of 53 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
property inherited from one's father or ancestors | property endowed to an institution, as a church | anything inherited, as a characteristic or ... (21 of 43 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
Of or pertaining to patrimony | Legally inherited from one or more ancestors (12 of 13 words, 2 definitions)
a person related to you who lived a long time ago | a plant, animal or object that is related to one existing at a later point in time (28 of 68 words, 2 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
someone who is related to you who lived a long time ago | an earlier form from which something modern has developed (21 of 68 words, 2 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)
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pertaining to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors. | serving as a forerunner, prototype, or inspiration. (15 of 25 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
relating to something belonging to former generations of somebody's family (10 of 32 words, pronunciation)
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Origin: late Middle English: from Old French ancestrel, from ancestre (see "ancestor")
First use: 1520s
Origin: Old French ancestrel (Anglo-French auncestrel), from ancestre.
Origin: Old French ancestral, from ancestre ("ancestor").
First use: 15th century
Origin: Old French ancestrel from ancestre
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