Ancestor

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Ancestor

Ancestor : முன்னோர், மூதாதை

Ancestor : முன்னோர்,முன்னோர்,முன்னோர்,மூதாதை,மூதாதை

Ancestor definition

Noun.

  1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
  2. An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.
  3. One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of heir.