One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather. / An earlier type; a progenitor

(transitive) To be an ancestor of.

plural of ancestor

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor

The emphasis of the importance of one's foremothers, forefathers or lineage. / ancestor worship.

(less common) ancestral

simple past tense and past participle of ancestor

present participle of ancestor

An ancestor that two or more descendants have in common.

In kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The ancestor who is at the apex of the genealogy.