Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"

of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

Pertaining to characters which resemble those of earlier forms (sometimes "primitive" is used incorrectly as a synonym)

adj. Of, relating to, or evolved from an ancestor, which is something (a person, object, process, location, etc.) that preceded, came before, or existed before. For example, your great grandfather is your ancestor.

Relating to ancestors or lines of decendance