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ascendancy / ancestry

nounfemininegeneral usecommon/ɐʃsẽˈdẽsjɐ/as·cen·dên·ci·a

Definition

The group of ancestors from whom a person is descended; lineage, ancestry.

“He is proud of his Irish ancestry.”

“The family's ascendancy in politics lasted for generations.”

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