ancestry
UK /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ US /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
The state of being ancestors.
2
Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
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.
3
A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.
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