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ancestral

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ancestral in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
    ancestral 
  2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
    "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
    ancestral  hereditary  patrimonial  transmissible 
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