Dictionary

ancestress en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹɪs/
• ănʹsĕs-trĭs
• ănʹsĕs-trəs
• /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs/

Etymology

From ancestor + -ess.

Meanings

1. (dated) A female ancestor.
   • The strange legend that you will find inscribed by your remote ancestress upon the potsherd was communicated to me by my father on his deathbed, and took a strong hold upon my imagination. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, “The Sherd of Amenartas”, in She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC, page 27:

Forms

Synonyms

ancestrix

Translations (13)

hi पुरखिन (female ancestor) · te పూర్వికురాలు (female ancestor) · pt ancestral (female ancestor) · de Vorfahrin (female ancestor) · mi whāwhārua (female ancestor) · de Ahnin (female ancestor) · pl przodkini (female ancestor) · pl antenatka (female ancestor) · fi esiäiti (female ancestor) · kw ragvam (female ancestor) · pt progenitora (female ancestor) · la genetrīx (female ancestor) · pt avoenga (female ancestor)