Definition of Forefather
Fore´fa`ther
n.
1.
One
who
precedes
another
in
the
line
of
genealogy
in
any
degree
,
but
usually
in
a
remote
degree
;
an
ancestor
.
Respecting
your
forefathers
,
you
would
have
been
taught
to
respect
yourselves
.
- Burke.
Forefathers' Day
the
anniversary
of
the
day
(
December
21
)
on
which
the
Pilgrim
Fathers
landed
at
Plymouth
,
Massachusetts
(
1620
).
On
account
of
a
mistake
in
reckoning
the
change
from
Old
Style
to
New
Style
,
it
has
generally
been
celebrated
on
the
22d
.
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