A woman, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
Example sentencesExamples
Once upon a time, my ancestresses knelt in great forests alone or with sisters of their kind.
Specifically, she argues that visual art has primarily been a female tradition, started by ancient ancestresses that influenced their descendants to be more cooperative with each other.
Let me picture him dying, my ancestress by his side, happy after years of love.
After a minute or two my beautiful ancestress would disappear briefly, soon to return with the satisfaction of a duty performed.
It is not only the passing of the Copley ancestress that is being noticed, but the reckless and desperate collapse of the old economic order - those sherry-sipping ‘poised relations’ waiting for the will to be read.
Definition of ancestress in US English:
ancestress
nounˈænˌsɛstrəsˈanˌsestrəs
A woman, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
Example sentencesExamples
After a minute or two my beautiful ancestress would disappear briefly, soon to return with the satisfaction of a duty performed.
Specifically, she argues that visual art has primarily been a female tradition, started by ancient ancestresses that influenced their descendants to be more cooperative with each other.
It is not only the passing of the Copley ancestress that is being noticed, but the reckless and desperate collapse of the old economic order - those sherry-sipping ‘poised relations’ waiting for the will to be read.
Let me picture him dying, my ancestress by his side, happy after years of love.
Once upon a time, my ancestresses knelt in great forests alone or with sisters of their kind.