primogenitor
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noun \ˌprī-mō-ˈje-nə-tər\Definition of PRIMOGENITOR
Examples of PRIMOGENITOR
- <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)
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