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primogenitor Definition

primo·geni·tor (prī′mə jeni tər, -tôr′)

noun

  1. the earliest ancestor of a family, race, etc.
  2. loosely an ancestor

Etymology: LL < L primus, first (see prime) + genitor, father < genitus, pp. of gignere: see genus

Browse dictionary entries near primogenitor

  1. primo
  2. primness
  3. primming
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  6. primmed
  7. primly
  8. primitivist
  9. primitivism
  10. primitiveness
  1. primogeniture
  2. primordia
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  4. primordially
  5. primordium
  6. primp
  7. primrose
  8. primrose path
  9. primula
  10. primum mobile