Previous ancestor Synonyms

Definitions for Previous


  • (adjective) going before another in time or order
  • (adjective) just preceding something else in time or order
  • (adjective) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

Definitions for Ancestor


  • (noun) a person who is several generations earlier in an individual 's line of descent
  • (noun) something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
  • (noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)