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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A jewel box of a biography of the incomparable Sarah Churchill, wife to the hero of Blenheim, ancestress of Sir Winston.
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
The chief of the sacred treasures of Japan is the mirror which contains the spirit of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, ancestress of H. I. M. The Emperor of Japan.
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
I had an ancestress with a long gray tail and eyes as beady as mine, and her name was Katinka Van Tassel.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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