Progenitor

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:15:50

Pro*gen"i*tor (?), n. [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See Gender kind.]

An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.

And reverence thee their great progenitor. Milton.

 

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