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• n  the founder of a family
  keep the faith of our forefathers
• n  person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group
  our forefathers brought forth a great nation

• The vote, he told Milan daily Corriere della Sera, fell well short of the clear mea culpa that his legendary forefather deserves.
• PHILIP HOWARD, Earl of Arundel and forefather of the present Duke of Norfolk, who was caught trying to escape to France.
• And the boy's forefather did just that, at the very height of empire, when the Sons of Heaven, as the Emperors were called, could afford to sneer at the Western barbarians begging .

• father
• sire

News & Articles

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• Kanye West's 'Musical Mind' On Yeezus Wows 2 Chainz, French Montana
  Trinidad James, 2 Chainz and others talk to MTV News about West's new LP and why it proves he's a 'forefather.'
  June 18, 2013 - MTV

Quotes

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• King Gyanendra in Indian Muslims
  The crown never sought power,said Gyanendra who had stepped out of constitutional monarchy to head the government directly. "The crown is older than the unification of Nepal. If (my forefather) Prithvi Narayan Shah had not unified Nepal,...
• Franklin Drilon in ABS CBN News
  Our leaders have been known to give up their lives for freedom and democracy. We rededicate ourselves to the principles that our party stands for and our forefather fought for,Drilon said.
• Frederick Douglass in findingDulcinea
  Another of King's influences was Frederick Douglass, called the "forefather of the civil rights movement."