forefatherly
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forefatherly — fore·fa·ther·ly … English syllables
forefather — forefatherly, adj. /fawr fah dheuhr, fohr /, n. an ancestor. [1250 1300; ME forefader. See FORE , FATHER] Syn. forebear, progenitor, patriarch, forerunner. * * * … Universalium
elderly — 1610s, from ELDER (Cf. elder) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). O.E. ealdorlic meant chief, princely, excellent, authentic. O.E. also had related eldernliche of old time, lit. forefatherly … Etymology dictionary
