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Inherited vs Ancestral - What's the difference?

inherited | ancestral |

As adjectives the difference between inherited and ancestral

is that inherited is obtained via an inheritance while ancestral is of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

As a verb inherited

is (inherit).

inherited

English

Verb

(head)
  • (inherit)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Obtained via an inheritance
  • Diseases and disorders which are hereditary.

    • 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

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