an|ces|try

an|ces|try
an|ces|try «AN sehs tree», noun, plural -tries.
1. grandparents and other ancestors: »

Many of the early settlers in America had English ancestry.

SYNONYM(S): stock.
2. line of descent from ancestors; lineage: »

The king was of noble ancestry.

3. honorable descent. SYNONYM(S): birth, family.

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  • an·ces·try — /ˈænˌsɛstri/ noun, pl tries : a person s ancestors : the people who were in your family in past times [noncount] They claim to be of noble ancestry. an Englishman of German ancestry = an Englishman who is German by ancestry a person of unknown …   Useful english dictionary

  • try — ac·e·tom·e·try; ac·i·dim·e·try; acou·me·try; ac·ti·no·chem·is·try; al·co·hol·om·e·try; alec·try·o·man·cy; alec·try·on; al·gom·e·try; al·ka·lim·e·try; al·ka·lom·e·try; al·lom·e·try; al·tim·e·try; am·per·om·e·try; an·ces·try; an·e·mom·e·try;… …   English syllables

  • ces — ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·ces·sion·al; ac·ces·sit; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ces·so·rize; ac·ti·no·my·ces; al·ces; al·tri·ces; an·ar·ces·tes; an·ces·to·ri·al; an·ces·tral; an·ces·tress; an·ces·tri·al; an·ces·tri·an;… …   English syllables

  • Slayers Try — Slayers  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Slayers Online. Slayers スレイヤーズ (Sureiyāzu) Type Shōnen Genre action, fantasy, aventure, comédie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Slayers try — Slayers  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Slayers Online. Slayers スレイヤーズ (Sureiyāzu) Type Shōnen Genre action, fantasy, aventure, comédie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cic|a|tri|ces — «SIHK uh TRY seez», noun. plural of cicatrix …   Useful english dictionary

  • rec|tri|ces — «rehk TRY seez», noun. plural of rectrix …   Useful english dictionary

  • ancestry — an·ces·try …   English syllables

  • AN — AN; an·a·bae·na; an·a·ban·tid; an·a·bap·tism; an·a·bap·tize; an·a·bas; an·a·bat·ic; an·a·be·ro·ga; an·a·bib·a·zon; an·a·blep·id; an·a·bleps; an·a·bo·hit·site; an·a·bol·ic; an·a·branch; an·a·can·thine; an·acan·thi·ni; an·a·car·di·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • Ancestry — An ces*try, n. [Cf. OF. ancesserie. See {Ancestor}.] 1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. [1913 Webster] Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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