ancestral
adjective[before noun]
uk/ænˈses.trəl/us/ænˈses.trəl/relatingtomembersofyourfamilyfrom the past:
祖先的，祖传的an ancestralhome祖屋
ancestralrights祖传权益
See
ancestor
- Hermusicalgiftsare akindof ancestralheritagepassedto her from hergrandmother.
- They hadlongplannedtovisitthe family's ancestralhomelandin the Philippines.
- Immigrantsworrythattheirchildrenwilllosetheirancestraltongueandvalues.
- Thefamilyhas an ancestraltieto the Moheganpeoplethroughtheirmaternalgrandfather.
Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- ancestry
- be in the/someone'sbloodidiom
- blood
- blood is thicker than wateridiom
- bloodline
- distaff
- family tree
- forbear
- forebear
- forefather
- genealogy
- generation
- heraldic
- heraldry
- lineage
- lineal
- run in the familyidiom
- sandwich generation
- successor