1. Noun
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
2. Noun
An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
3. Noun
One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.
4. Noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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