diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
index 6b8888d123..6c2d23dc48 100644
--- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
+++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ exclude;;
 [[def_push]]push::
 	Pushing a <<def_branch,branch>> means to get the branch's
 	<<def_head_ref,head ref>> from a remote <<def_repository,repository>>,
-	find out if it is a direct ancestor to the branch's local
+	find out if it is an ancestor to the branch's local
 	head ref, and in that case, putting all
 	objects, which are <<def_reachable,reachable>> from the local
 	head ref, and which are missing from the remote