Forefather
[fawr-fah-th er, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˌfɑ ðər, ˈfoʊr-/
noun
1.
an ancestor.
/ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/
noun
1.
an ancestor, esp a male
n.
“ancestor,” c.1300, from fore- + father (n.); perhaps directly from Old Norse forfaðir.
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