noun
- female ancestors; women from whom one is descended
Usage: plural of ancestress
Examples
- She traced her family tree back to her ancestresses in Ireland.
- The museum displayed portraits of the town’s founding ancestresses.
- Her ancestresses had been teachers for generations.
- The genealogist helped her identify her maternal ancestresses.
- Stories of brave ancestresses inspired the young women.
- The family honored their ancestresses with an annual memorial service.