ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈse-strəl 
: of, relating to, or inherited from an ancestor
ancestral estates
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The Tribe’s headquarters is located in the town of Lapwai, Idaho, and the reservation sits on a fraction of the Nez Perce’s ancestral territory.
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Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
Her family archives stretch back to the 1850s and her story as the keeper of her ancestral records can be found in The New York Times 1619 Project, The Root, and LA Weekly.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
This practice led to the establishment of ancestral temples to accommodate such rituals.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
However, the trailer for the final film in the Downton Abbey trilogy, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, hints at the possibility that the Crawleys may be interested in selling their ancestral home.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
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Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
Her family archives stretch back to the 1850s and her story as the keeper of her ancestral records can be found in The New York Times 1619 Project, The Root, and LA Weekly.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
This practice led to the establishment of ancestral temples to accommodate such rituals.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
However, the trailer for the final film in the Downton Abbey trilogy, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, hints at the possibility that the Crawleys may be interested in selling their ancestral home.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancestral. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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ancestral
adjective
an·ces·tral
an-ˈses-trəl
: of, relating to, or developed from an ancestor
ancestral home
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