Noun
Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.
A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours. William Ralph Inge
The behavior of an individual is determined not by his racial affiliation, but by the character of his ancestry and his cultural environment. Franz Boas
Distinctions between citizens solely because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious to a free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality. Harlan F. Stone
He who boasts of his ancestry unduly will bring plenty of trouble upon himself. Swahili Proverb
A man's actions are more important than his ancestry. Kenyan Proverb
A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground. Spanish Proverb