Ancestress
//ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a woman ancestor wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From ancestor + -ess.
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