forefather
71Forbear — For*bear (f[o^]r*b[^a]r ), n. [See {Fore}, and {Bear} to produce.] An ancestor; a forefather; usually in the plural. [Scot.] [Also spelled {forebear}.] Your forbears of old. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …
72forebear — Forbear For*bear (f[o^]r*b[^a]r ), n. [See {Fore}, and {Bear} to produce.] An ancestor; a forefather; usually in the plural. [Scot.] [Also spelled {forebear}.] Your forbears of old. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …
73Primogenitor — Pri mo*gen i*tor, n. [LL., fr. L. primus first + genitor a begetter.] The first ancestor; a forefather. [1913 Webster] …
74Progenitor — Pro*gen i*tor, n. [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See {Gender} kind.] An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather. [1913 Webster] And reverence thee their great …
75ancestor — noun Etymology: Middle English ancestre, from Anglo French, from Latin antecessor predecessor, from antecedere to go before, from ante + cedere to go Date: 13th century 1. a. one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in… …
76forebear — also forbear noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from fore + bear (from been to be) Date: 15th century ancestor, forefather; also precursor usually used in plural …
77forebearer — noun Date: 1852 ancestor, forefather …
78grandsire — noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. (or grandsir) dialect grandfather 1a 2. archaic forefather 3. archaic an aged man 4. a dam s or sire s sire used of an animal …
79primogenitor — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin primus + genitor begetter, from gignere to beget more at kin Date: 1654 ancestor, forefather …
80progenitor — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French progenitour, from Latin progenitor, from progignere to beget, from pro forth + gignere to beget more at kin Date: 14th century 1. a. an ancestor in the direct line ; forefather b. a biologically… …
