ancestors

an-ces-tors · noun

imported

Definitions

1.
People from whom one is descended, especially those more remote than grandparents.
2.
Early types of animals or plants from which later species evolved.

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honor one's ancestors — To show respect for one's forebears through remembrance or ritual.
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sins of the ancestors — Wrongdoings of previous generations that affect descendants.

Plural of ancestor, from Old French ancestre, from Latin antecessor ("predecessor"), from ante- ("before") + cedere ("to go").