primogenitor

primogenitor Definition

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

noun

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

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

Browse dictionary entries near primogenitor

‹ primo
‹ primness
‹ primming
‹ primmest
‹ primmer
‹ primmed
‹ primly
‹ primitivist
‹ primitivism
‹ primitiveness