*1. a. One from whom a [[person]] is descended, either by the father or mother; a progenitor, a forefather. (Usually said of those more remote than a grandfather.) Also, of [[animal]]s, and fig. as ‘[[spiritual]] ancestor.’ | *1. a. One from whom a [[person]] is descended, either by the father or mother; a progenitor, a forefather. (Usually said of those more remote than a grandfather.) Also, of [[animal]]s, and fig. as ‘[[spiritual]] ancestor.’ |