primogenitor

pri·mo·gen·i·tor

noun \ˌprī-mō-ˈje-nə-tər\

Definition of PRIMOGENITOR

: ancestor, forefather

Examples of PRIMOGENITOR

1. <the family held a huge reunion to mark the 200th anniviersary of their primogenitors' arrival in America>

Origin of PRIMOGENITOR

Late Latin, from Latin primus + genitor begetter, from gignere to beget — more at kin

First Known Use: 1654

Related to PRIMOGENITOR

Synonyms: father, forebear (also forbear), forebearer, forefather, grandfather, ancestor, progenitor

Antonyms: descendant (also descendent)

Related Words: antecessor, predecessor [archaic]; ancestress, foremother, grandmother, matriarch; grandsire [archaic], patriarch, sire [archaic]; ancestry, antecedents, roots

Near Antonyms: children, family, issue, lineage, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, stock; daughter, heir, inheritor, scion, son, successor

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