Meaning of Ancestry | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state of being ancestors.
   countable, uncountable
2. Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
   countable, uncountable
3. A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.”

“Tali: My people place⟳ a high value on family and ancestry. There's an unspoken expectation that I'll live⟳ up to my father's example.”

“I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.”

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