1. relating to or inherited from ancestors
2. belonging to or characteristic of an earlier time or generation

Examples

• The family returned to their ancestral home in Ireland.
• She inherited her grandmother’s ancestral jewelry.
• The tribe performed their ancestral dances at the ceremony.
• He traced his ancestral roots back to Scotland.
• The ancestral burial ground was carefully preserved.
• Ancient ancestral wisdom guided their decisions.
• The castle has been the ancestral seat of the family for centuries.