A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a forefather, a progenitor; esp. the founder of a race or family, spec. Adam or one of the biblical…
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释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > collectively (8) fatherOE A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a forefather, a progenitor; esp. the founder of a race or family, spec. Adam or one of the biblical… forthfatherc1000 plural = forefathers (forefather, n.). eldringsc1300 In plural, Elders, parents, ancestors. lineage13.. quasi-concrete. (Chiefly collective) The persons through whom one's ‘lineage’ (sense 1) is traced; one's ancestors collectively. Obsolete. ancestry?a1400 A person's ancestors collectively, esp. a particular group of ancestors considered as initiating a line of descent. fore-eldersa1400 With plural agreement. Ancestors, progenitors. ancestory1642 Ancestors collectively; esp. a particular group of ancestors considered as initiating a line of descent. = ancestry, n. 1. majority1646 Ancestry. Obsolete. rare. |
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