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Webster 1913 Edition

Ancestry

An′ces-try

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
ancesserie
. See
Ancestor
.]
1.
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
Title and
ancestry
render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.
Addison.
2.
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ancestry

AN'CESTRY

,
Noun.
A series of ancestors, or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. Hence, birth or honorable descent.

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ancestry

ancestry

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Noun

ancestry ‎(plural ancestries)

  1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
    Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. -Addison.
  2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.

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Etymology

From Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/

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