ancestress
Americannoun
Gender
What's the difference between ancestress and ancestor? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of ancestress
First recorded in 1570–80; ancest(o)r + -ess
Example Sentences
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Alone, save for two attendants, he appeared, once before midnight and once after, at the shrine of his ancestress the Sun Goddess and offered her a sacrifice of holy rice.
From Time Magazine Archive
The spider in Little Miss Muffitt and the lupine ancestress in Little Red Riding Hood breed fear-complexes.
From Time Magazine Archive
A polished biography of an un cut gem of a woman, Sir Winston's ancestress, Sarah Churchill, who helped make the 18th century glitter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Descendant of a Revolutionary War heroine who once detained General Howe for four days�whether from passion or patriotism�Minerva gets involved with a foundation that wants to honor her ancestress by "restoring" the town.
From Time Magazine Archive
Polyneices won her over to his side by bribing her with the wonderful necklace that had been the wedding gift of his ancestress Harmonia, and she made her husband go to the war.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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