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21Ancestry of Harald V of Norway — This table sets out (in a format known as an Ahnentafel ) the ancestry of Harald V, the present King of Norway.Harald V1. Harald V of Norway Parents2. Olav V of Norway (father of 1) 3. Princess Märtha of Sweden (mother of 1) Grandparents4. Haakon …
22ancestry — noun /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ a) Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. Addison. b) A series of ancestors or progenitors;… …
23ancestry — Synonyms and related words: affiliation, agnate, agnation, alliance, aristocracy, aristocraticalness, birth, blood, blood relation, blood relationship, blood relative, blue blood, breed, breeding, brotherhood, brothership, clansman, cognate,… …
24ancestry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Series of ancestors Nouns 1. (family history) ancestry, paternity, maternity, origins, background, parentage, breeding; house, stem, trunk, branch, tree, roots, stock, stirps, pedigree, lineage, blood,… …
25ancestry — noun (plural ancestries) a person s ancestors or ethnic descent: her Irish ancestry …
26ancestry — noun (countable usually singular, uncountable) the members of your family who lived a long time ago: of French/Scottish etc ancestry (=having ancestors who were French, Scottish etc) …
27ancestry — noun our Polish ancestry Syn: ancestors, forebears, forefathers, progenitors, antecedents; family tree; lineage, parentage, genealogy, descent, roots, stock, line …
28ancestry — [ˈænsestri] noun [singular/U] your ancestors and family history His family was of Danish ancestry.[/ex] …
29ancestry — an•ces•try [[t]ˈæn sɛs tri[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] sə stri[/t]] n. pl. tries 1) ancestral descent; lineage 2) honorable or distinguished descent: famous by title and ancestry[/ex] 3) a series of ancestors 4) the origin of a phenomenon, object, idea …
30ancestry — noun Date: 14th century 1. line of descent ; lineage; especially honorable, noble, or aristocratic descent 2. persons initiating or comprising a line of descent ; ancestors …
