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forefathers

[fawr-fah-ther, fohr-] Origin

fore·fa·ther

[fawr-fah-ther, fohr-]
noun
an ancestor.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English forefader. See fore-, father

fore·fa·ther·ly, adjective


forebear, progenitor, patriarch, forerunner.

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forefather
"ancestor," c.1300, from fore + father; perhaps directly from O.N. forfaðir.
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