Ancestral

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ænˈsÉ›s.təɹ.É™l/, /ænˈsÉ›s.tɹəl/

Alternative forms

• ancestrall obsolete
• auncestral obsolete

Origin

Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre ("ancestor").

Full definition of ancestral

Adjective

1. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

Anagrams

• Lancaster