ancestry

  • 31ancestry — See descent groups …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 32ancestry — an·ces·try || ænsestrɪ n. family origin, genealogy; line of descent …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 33ancestry — n. 1. Lineage, family, race, house, line of ancestors, line. 2. Pedigree, stock, genealogy, descent. 3. High birth, noble blood, gentle blood, nobility, hereditary rank …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 34ancestry — n ancestral line, lineage, descent, parentage, birth, derivation, extraction, filiation; family, dynasty, house, tribe; race, strain, stock, breed, bloodline, pedigree, stem, branch, stirps; heredity, genealogy, family tree; heritage, background …

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  • 35ancestry — an·ces·try …

    English syllables

  • 36ancestry — /ˈænsəstri / (say ansuhstree), / sɛs / (say ses ) noun (plural ancestries) 1. ancestral descent. 2. honourable descent. 3. a series of ancestors …

  • 37ancestry —   Hanauna, kupuna, welo …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 38ancestry — Line of descent; persons comprising such. Term which embraces the study of the antecedents of humans and animals; pedigree. May be proved by general reputation …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 39ancestry — Line of descent; persons comprising such. Term which embraces the study of the antecedents of humans and animals; pedigree. May be proved by general reputation …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 40ancestry — n. (pl. ies) 1 one s (esp. remote) family descent. 2 one s ancestors collectively. Etymology: ME alt. of OF ancesserie (as ANCESTOR) …

    Useful english dictionary

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