| a. | 1. | Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; |
| Adj. | 1. | ancestral - inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" |
| 2. | ancestral - of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor |
ANCESTRAL. What relates to or has, been done by one's ancestors; as homage ancestral, and the like.
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