'Forebear' definitions:

Definition of 'forebear'

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noun
A person from whom you are descended [syn: forebear, forbear]

Definition of 'Forebear'

From: GCIDE
  • Forebear \Fore*bear"\, n. An ancestor. See Forbear. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'forebear'

From: GCIDE
  • Forbear \For*bear"\ (f[o^]r*b[^a]r"), n. [See Fore, and Bear to produce.] An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot.] [Also spelled forebear.] "Your forbears of old." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

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