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Ancestral vs Heritage - What's the difference?

ancestral | heritage |

As an adjective ancestral

is of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

As a noun heritage is

heritage, inheritance, legacy.

ancestral

English

Alternative forms

* ancestrall (obsolete) * auncestral (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    heritage

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  • A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
  • A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
  • (attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
    • The university requires heritage''' Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-'''heritage students.