forebear
noun
[ ˈfɔːbɛː ]
• an ancestor.
• "generations of his forebears had lived in London"
Similar:
ancestor,
forefather,
predecessor,
progenitor,
father,
grandfather,
parent,
grandparent,
antecedent,
forerunner,
precursor,
primogenitor,
Origin:
late 15th century: from fore + bear, variant of obsolete beer ‘someone who exists’ (from be + -er1).
