ascendancy / ancestry
nounfeminine/ɐʃsẽˈdẽsjɐ/medium
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.
Common collocations
noble ancestrydirect ancestryline of ancestryhave ascendancy over
Etymology
Do latim 'ascendentia', de 'ascendere' (subir).