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Word entry · 8 letters

ancestry

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"Family line"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/Part of speech nounSorted acenrstyStarts with AEnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2N3C4E5S6T7R8Y

Definitions

  1. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Word origin

From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.

Used in a sentence

  • Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.
  • Tali: My people place a high value on family and ancestry. There's an unspoken expectation that I'll live up to my father's example.
  • I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Family line8 letters
02Family background8 letters

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