"ancestral" in the adjective sense
1. ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
"ancestral home"
"ancestral lore"
"hereditary monarchy"
"patrimonial estate"
"transmissible tradition"
2. ancestral
of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
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