Definitions from Wiktionary (apical ancestor)
▸ noun: In kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The ancestor who is at the apex of the genealogy.
▸ noun: For clans, a common ancestor, who may be real, fictionalized, or a nonhuman totem.
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▸ noun: In kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The ancestor who is at the apex of the genealogy.
▸ noun: For clans, a common ancestor, who may be real, fictionalized, or a nonhuman totem.
Similar:
protoancestor,
cenancestor,
ur-ancestor,
clan,
descent group,
proto-ancestor,
ancestorship,
majority,
ancestorist,
progenote,
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