ancestry
noun
- series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.
- The state of being ancestors.
- 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.”
- A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
“I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.”