Noun
One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.
Source: Webster's dictionarykeep the faith of our forefathers Source: Internet
our forefathers brought forth a great nation Source: Internet
Etymology According to one derivation, "Ayodhya" is said to derive from the name of King "Ayudh," mentioned in Hindu scriptures as a forefather of Lord Rama. Source: Internet
Hotspur issued an amnesty in March which applied to all rebels with the exception of Owain and his cousins, Rhys ap Tudur and Gwilym ap Tudur, sons of Tudur ap Gronw (forefather of King Henry VII of England ). Source: Internet
Dostoevski and Camus are attempts to rewrite Descartes according to their own lights and Descartes is the forefather of Sartre through the fact that they both used a "literary style." Source: Internet
Meyer gives a few examples, including a scene in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, in which Spock quotes directly from a Conan Doyle book and credits Holmes as a forefather to the logic he was espousing. Source: Internet