ANCESTOR

8 letters 10 Scrabble points /ˈæn.sɛs.tə/

Definition of ANCESTOR

noun
  1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.

  2. An earlier type; a progenitor

    "This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse."

  3. One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.

verb
  1. To be an ancestor of.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A N C E S T O R
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

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