Ancestor
English Meaning
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
- A person from whom one is descended, especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
- A forerunner or predecessor.
- Law The person from whom an estate has been inherited.
- Biology The actual or hypothetical organism or stock from which later kinds evolved.