"ancestor" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- It was where waiting guests could admire the family heirlooms and paintings of notable ancestors, before being admitted into the rest of the house.
- The first notable ancestor of the De Saram family was an interpreter who accompanied the Dutch Embassy to Kandy 1731-1732.
- Both the General and the Judge believed that the family was descended from some notable British ancestors including a 16th century member of Parliament.
- Other notable ancestors on her mother's side include the historian and senator Gaius Asinius Pollio, who was consul in 40 BC.
- Another example of celebrity is a family that has notable ancestors or is known for its wealth.
- Others are rationalizations of mythical figures, or pure inventions to provide notable ancestors for status-seeking Roman families.
- Some of the Lopez-Barillas family's notable ancestors are:
- The funeral procession was public and elaborate, led by professional mourners, including actors who wore the portrait masks (imagines) of the dead person's notable ancestors.
- Brahmins classify themselves on the basis of their patrilineal descent from a notable ancestor.
- At many times these newly created arms were equipped with several helmets and crests giving the false impression that the armiger had many notable ancestors.
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