English adjective: ancestral | |||
| 1. | ancestral inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | ||
| Samples | Ancestral home. Ancestral lore. Hereditary monarchy. Patrimonial estate. Transmissible tradition. | ||
| Synonyms | hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible | ||
| Similar | heritable, inheritable | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| Antonyms | nonheritable, noninheritable | ||
| 2. | ancestral of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor | ||