ancestral adjective[ before noun ] uk /ænˈses.trəl/ us /ænˈses.trəl/ relating to members of your family from the past: 祖先的,祖传的 an ancestral home祖屋 ancestral rights祖传权益 See
ancestor Her musical gifts are a kind of ancestral heritage passed to her from her grandmother. They had long planned to visit the family's ancestral homeland in the Philippines. Immigrants worry that their children will lose their ancestral tongue and values. The family has an ancestral tie to the Mohegan people through their maternal grandfather. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Family: ancestors & descendants ancestor ancestry be in the/someone's bloodidiom blood is thicker than wateridiom bloodline distaff family tree forbear forebear forefather genealogy generation generationally heraldic heraldically heraldry progenitor run in the familyidiom sandwich generation successor |