Ancestor

an′ses-tur, n. one from whom a person has descended: a forefather:— fem. An′cestre .— adj. Ances′tral .— ns. An′cestor-wor′ship , the chief element in the religion of China and other countries—erroneously supposed by Herbert Spencer to be the foundation of all religion; An′cestry , a line of ancestors: lineage. [O. Fr. ancestre —L. antece or — ante , before, cedĕre , ce um , to go.] IMG:c143_50px_Chambers_1908_Anchor.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:Chambers_1908_Anchor.png-250px-Chambers_1908_Anchor.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail