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ancestorship

ancestorship noun: the state of being an ancestor.

Noun

ancestorship (usually uncountable, plural ancestorships)

  1. (usually) The state of being an ancestor.

Forms of ancestorship

pluralancestorships

Origin of ancestorship

From ancestor + -ship.

Questions about ancestorship

What does ancestorship mean?
Ancestorship means the state of being an ancestor.
What part of speech is ancestorship?
Ancestorship is a noun.
What is the plural of ancestorship?
The plural of ancestorship is ancestorships.

Words near ancestorship in the dictionary

  1. ancestorist
  2. ancestorists
  3. ancestors
  4. Ancestors Day
  5. Ancestors' Day
  6. ancestorship
  7. ancestorships
  8. ancestour
  9. ancestours
  10. ancestral
  11. ancestral chart

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