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ancestry

an·ces·try [ án sèstree, ánsəstree ] (plural an·ces·tries)


noun 
Definition:
 
ancestors: the former generations of somebody's family
was rumored to have a buccaneer in his ancestry

[14th century. Alteration of Old French ancesserie< ancessour< Latin antecessor (see ancestor)]
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