Ancestral
Pronunciation: /ænˈsɛstrəl/
Ancestral (adjective)
- related to family members from long ago
- describing property or land passed down through generations
- related to the original form of a species or group
Examples
- They visited their ancestral village to learn about their roots.
- The family tree traced back to their ancestral homeland.
Common collocations: ancestral home, ancestral roots, ancestral estate, ancestral land, ancestral traits