ancestral

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
  2. adjective of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”), equivalent to ancestor + -al.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible

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