Forebear

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  • noun. A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor. synonym: ancestor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who has existed before another; an ancestor; a forefather.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An ancestor. See forbear.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An ancestor.
  • verb. Obsolete spelling of forbear.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person from whom you are descended
  • Word Usage
    "The Woking-based outfit, who have been dubbed the 'British super-team' since reigning world champion Jenson Button joined their ranks alongside his title forebear Lewis Hamilton, became only the second of the 2010 F1 entries to officially launch their new car."