ancestry
An ancestry is where your family comes from and their history.
When people talk about their ancestry, they often mean tracing back their roots to see where their family originally came from. It's like a big puzzle where you try to connect all the pieces of information to figure out who lived in your grandparents' village hundreds of years ago or what language their ancestors spoke. Sometimes this involves DNA tests to determine how related you are to people on the other side of the world, but it can also be about reading old documents and listening to family stories passed down through generations.
How common is "ancestry"?
It appears most frequently in academic texts and less often in other writings.
noun
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
Example: Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. -Addison.
Real examples of "ancestry" in context
