genitor

[ jen-i-ter ]

/ ˈdʒɛn ɪ tər /

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noun

a parent, especially a father.

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Origin of genitor

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin, equivalent to geni- (variant stem of gignere to beget) + -tor-tor; cognate with Greek genétōr,Sanskrit janitar-

Words nearby genitor

genitals, genital stage, genital wart, genitive, genito-, genitor, genitourinary, genitourinary medicine, geniture, genius, Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration

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How to use genitor in a sentence

In palatio spe versatus, quod genitor meus legationis ejus secretarius esset.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Infitiari used similarly at EP I vii 27 'nec tuus est genitor nos infitiatus amicos'.
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British Dictionary definitions for genitor

genitor

/ (ˈdʒɛnɪtə, -tɔː) /

noun

the biological father as distinguished from the pater or legal father

Word Origin for genitor

C15: from Latin, from gignere to beget

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