Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.

A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.

Includes birthplace, culture, linguistic characteristics common to a specific ethnic group.

denotes all of your ancestors from your parents as far back as they are traceable. Estimates suggest that everyone has approximately 65,000 traceable ancestors, meaning ancestors whose existence can be documented in surviving records.