Etymology

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman ancestrel
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromancestrel
  2. English todayancestral

From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”), equivalent to ancestor + -al.

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