ancestral

an·ces·tral (an ses′trəl)

adjective

of or inherited from an ancestor or ancestors

an·ces′·trally adverb

modif.

hereditary, familial, parental, paternal, maternal, genealogical, patrimonial, family, inborn, innate, inbred, congenital, genetic, running in the family*, lineal, belonging to the family, tribal, totemic, consanguineous, affiliated, past, old, atavistic, inherited, bequeathed, handed down, transmissible, in the family.

Modifies a noun

homeland: Osama bin Laden, whose ancestral homeland is Yemen, has been blamed for the three attacks.
lineage: Ancestral lineage is no longer the prerogative of humans.
spirit: The origin of religion was possibly in the concept of ancestral spirits, the basis of Vedic religion for example.
home: Alloa Tower The ancestral home of the Earl of Mar.
portrait: Relax in a comfy sofa beside a log fire in the Drawing Room, while benevolent ancestral portraits look on.
land: Across the Forth lie the ancient Stuart ancestral lands of Fife.

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