ancestry

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being ancestors.
2. (countable, uncountable)Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.

   “Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.”

   “Tali: My people place a high value on family and ancestry. There's an unspoken expectation that I'll live up to my father's example.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

   “I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.”