ancestor

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for ancestor

ancestor 🔊 /æˈnsɛˌstɚ/

ancestor : පුර්වජයා

ancestor : ආදිජයා

ancestor : මුතුන්මිත්තා

ancestor : ආදිපුරුෂයා

ancestor : පූර්වජයා

ancestor : මුතුන් මිත්තා

ancestor : මුතුමිත්තා

ancestor definition

Noun.

  1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
  2. An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
  3. One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.