ancestry
Etymology

From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie.

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/
Noun

ancestry (plural ancestries)

  1. The state of being ancestors
  2. birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
    • August 1 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian volume 123
      Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.
  3. A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended
    Synonyms: lineage
    I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.
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