Word Meanings - ANCESTOR - Book Publishers vocabulary database
An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse. (more info) first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. ancĂȘtre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L.
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An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse. (more info) first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. ancĂȘtre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to go before; ante before + cedere to 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.
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- ELDERLY
Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people. - ELDERBERRY
The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder and that of the American sweet elder are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or made into wine. - PREDECESSOR
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. A prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had been over the interests of the - ELDER
1. Older; more aged, or existing longer. Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier deeds. Jowett 2. Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to Ant: younger, and now - ELDERN
Made of elder. He would discharge us as boys do eldern guns. Marston. - ANCESTORIALLY
With regard to ancestors. - ELDERWORT
Danewort. - ANCESTORIAL
Ancestral. Grote. - ELDERISH
Somewhat old; elderly. - ANCESTOR
An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse. (more info) first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. ancĂȘtre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. - ELDERSHIP
1. The state of being older; seniority. "Paternity an eldership." Sir W. Raleigh. 2. Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders. - FORERUNNER
A piece of rag terminating the log line. (more info) 1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever. Whither the forerunner in - DISELDER
To deprive of an elder or elders, or of the office of an elder. Fuller. - GELDER
One who gelds or castrates. - YIELDER
One who yields. Shak. - SKELDER
To deceive; to cheat; to trick. B. Jonson. - GUELDERROSE
A cultivated variety of a species of Viburnum , bearing large bunches of white flowers; -- called also snowball tree. (more info) hence, D. Geldersche roos, G. Gelderische rose, F. rose de Gueldre, - WIELDER
One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller. A wielder of the great arm of the war. Milton. - BRICKFIELDER
Orig., at Sydney, a cold and violent south or southwest wind, rising suddenly, and regularly preceded by a hot wind from the north; -- now usually called southerly buster. It blew across the Brickfields, formerly so called, a district of Sydney, - GELDER-ROSE
See GUELDER-ROSE - FIELDER
A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls. - WELDER
One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding.