Forebear and Inheritor

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Forebear noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.

Usage example: his forebears came to America on the Mayflower

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Inheritor is an antonym for forebear.

Inheritor noun - A person who has the right to inherit property.

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Forebear is an antonym for inheritor.

heroic forebear

heroic inheritor

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