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geniture

[ jen-i-cher, -choor ]

/ ˈdʒɛn ɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

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noun

birth; generation.

Astrology. nativity.

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Origin of geniture

1540–50; (Middle French ) <Latin genitūra.See genital, -ure

Words nearby geniture

genitofemoral nerve, genitor, genitourinary, genitourinary medicine, genitourinary system, geniture, genius, Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, genius loci, genizah, Genk

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How to use geniture in a sentence

Moreover it eliquateth the pinguie substance of the kidneys, and absumeth the geniture.
The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831|Various
The author speaks the language of astrology, in which geniture signifies nativity.
The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 11|John Dryden
And the very stress laid upon this mode of geniture, implies not only the possibility of a different sort, but its frequency also!
The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien