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1
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
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2
related to or inherited from one's ancestors
- She felt a deep connection to her ancestral homeland.
- The ancestral home had been in the family for generations.
- He inherited his ancestral surname from his forefathers.
- The ritual was passed down from generation to generation as part of their ancestral tradition.
- The tribal elders shared stories of their ancestral heroes and legends.