For‐bear″ (fŏr‐bâr″), n. [See Fore, and Bear to produce.] An ancestor; a forefather; — usually in the plural. “Your forbears of old.” Sir W. Scott.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.