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primogenitor

[ prahy-muh-jen-i-ter ]
/ ˌpraɪ məˈdʒɛn ɪ tər /
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noun

a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
a forefather or ancestor.

RELATED WORDS

lineage, derivation, bloodline, forebear, founder, forefather, origin, parentage, descent, genealogy, antecedent, extraction, heritage, ancestor, predecessor, parent, precursor, begetter, family, house

Nearby words

  1. primly,
  2. primo,
  3. primo de rivera,
  4. primo de rivera y orbaneja,
  5. primo de rivera, miguel,
  6. primogeniture,
  7. primordial,
  8. primordial ovarian follicle,
  9. primordial soup,
  10. primordium

Origin of primogenitor

1645–55; < Late Latin prīmōgenitor ancestor, equivalent to Latin prīmō at first + genitor genitor
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British Dictionary definitions for primogenitor

primogenitor

/ (ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtə) /

noun

a forefather; ancestor
an earliest parent or ancestor, as of a race

Word Origin for primogenitor

C17: alteration of progenitor after primogeniture
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Word Origin and History for primogenitor

primogenitor

n.

"an ancestor," late 15c., from Medieval Latin primogenitor, from Latin primo (adv.) "first in order of time; at first," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + genitor "father," from genitus, past participle of gignere "to beget" (see genus). Related: Primogenital; primogenitary. The fem. form is primogenitrix (1875). The rights of a second son are secundogeniture.

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