Ancestrix

//ˈæn.sɪs.tɹɪks// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female forebear or ancestor; a predecessoress.

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ancestress

Etymology

ancest(or) (“forebear”) + -trix (suffix forming feminine agent nouns)

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