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ancestresses

/ænˈsɛstɹəsɪz/

ancestresses is the plural of ancestress.

Meaning of ancestress

Noun

ancestress (plural ancestresses)

  1. (dated) A female ancestor.
    • The strange legend that you will find inscribed by your remote ancestress upon the potsherd was communicated to me by my father on his deathbed, and took a strong hold upon my imagination.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, “The Sherd of Amenartas”, in She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC, page 27
    Synonyms:
    ancestrix

Questions about ancestresses

What is ancestresses the plural of?
Ancestresses is the plural of ancestress.
How do you pronounce ancestresses?
Ancestresses is pronounced /ænˈsɛstɹəsɪz/.

Words near ancestresses in the dictionary

  1. ancestrality
  2. ancestrall
  3. ancestrally
  4. ancestrals
  5. ancestress
  6. ancestresses
  7. ancestrial
  8. ancestrian
  9. ancestrie
  10. ancestries
  11. ancestrix

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