ancestors


Ancestors

See also father; heredity; mother; origins; parents; race.
archaisman inclination toward old-fashioned things, speech, or actions, especially those of one’s ancestors. Also archaicism. — archaist, n. — archaistic, adj.atavismthe reappearance in the present of a characteristic belonging to a remote ancestor. — atavist, n. — atavistic, adj.lemuresAncient Rome. the malevolent ghosts or spirits of a family’s dead ancestors.matrilinydescent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.patrilinyrelationship or descent by the male line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — patrilineal, patrilinear, adj.propositusthe person from whom a line of descent originates.
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