Ancestors Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Ancestors Information and Meaning
See also FATHER; HEREDITY; MOTHER; ORIGINS; PARENTS; RACE.
- archaism
- an inclination toward old-fashioned things, speech, or actions, especially those of one’s ancestors. Also archaicism. —archaist, n. —archaistic, adj.
- atavism
- the reappearance in the present of a characteristic belonging to a remote ancestor. —atavist, n. —atavistic, adj.
- lemures
- Ancient Rome. the malevolent ghosts or spirits of a family’s dead ancestors.
- matriliny
- descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. —matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.
- patriliny
- relationship or descent by the male line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. —patrilineal, patrilinear, adj.
- propositus
- the person from whom a line of descent originates.