n. [ Cf. OF. ancesserie. See Ancestor. ] 1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. [ 1913 Webster ]
Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. [ 1913 Webster ]