forebear

Noun
Synonyms: forbear

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person from whom you are descendedSynonyms: forbear
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Forbear \For*bear"\ (f[o^]r*b[^a]r"), n. [See Fore, and Bear to produce.] An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot.] [Also spelled forebear.] "Your forbears of old." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Forebear \Fore*bear"\, n. An ancestor. See Forbear. [1913 Webster]
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