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ancestry definition

an·ces·try (an′ses′trē; also, -səs-, -sis-)

noun pl. ancestries -·tries

  1. family descent or lineage
  2. ancestors collectively
  3. noble or distinguished descent

Etymology: ME ancestrie < OFr ancesserie < ancestre, ancestor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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