Definition of ancestral Ancestral

/ænsɛˈstɹʌl/ - [ansestrul] - an•ces•tral

We found 5 definitions of ancestral from 4 different sources.

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What does ancestral mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

ancestral - inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
  hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible
  heritable, inheritable capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title"
  jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
ancestral - of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • ancestral (Adjective)
    Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ancestral (a.)
    Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ancestral
    Of or relating to ancestors.

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