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Ancestress

//ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female ancestor. dated

    "The strange legend that you will find inscribed by your remote ancestress upon the potsherd was communicated to me by my father on his deathbed, and took a strong hold upon my imagination."

  2. 2
    a woman ancestor wordnet

Etymology

From ancestor + -ess.

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