Ancestry

an's es-tn, n. a line of ancestors lineage. Anchor, angk'ur, «. a hooked iron instrument that holds a ship by sticking info the ground \Jig anything that gives stability or security. v to fix by an anchor to fasten, v to cast anchor: to stop, or rest on [Fr. ancre— L ancora—Gr. angkyra, from an»kos, a bend —root angk, bent Conn with Angle Anchorage, angk'ur-oj, u. ground for anchoring duty imposed on ships for anchoring Anchoret, ang'kor-et, Anchorite, ang*kor-Tt, n one who has withdrawn from the world a her- — mit. [Gr anachorelcs ana, apart, ckored, to go.] Anchovy, an-cho'vi, u. a small fish of the herring kind from which a sauce made [Sp and Port, anckova; Fr. ancho is. Of doubtful ety