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    primogenitor
    /ˌprʌɪmə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtə/

    noun

    • 1. an ancestor, especially the earliest ancestor of a people; a progenitor.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › primogenitorPrimogenitor Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. pri· mo· gen· i· tor ˌprī-mō-ˈje-nə-tər. Synonyms of primogenitor. : ancestor, forefather. Synonyms. ancestor. father. forebear. forbear. forebearer. forefather. grandfather. progenitor. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of primogenitor in a Sentence.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PrimogeniturePrimogeniture - Wikipedia

    Primogeniture ( / ˌpraɪməˈdʒɛnɪtʃər, - oʊ -/) is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit the parent's entire or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relative.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › primogenitorPRIMOGENITOR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Primogenitor definition: a first parent or earliest ancestor. See examples of PRIMOGENITOR used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRIMOGENITOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. a first parent or earliest ancestor. Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race. 2. a forefather or ancestor. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › primogenitorPrimogenitor - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    /ˌˈpraɪmoʊˌdʒɛnədər/ IPA guide. Other forms: primogenitors. Definitions of primogenitor. noun. an ancestor in the direct line. synonyms: progenitor. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Primogenitor." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/primogenitor. Accessed 01 Jul. 2024. Copy citation.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › primogenitorPrimogenitor - definition of primogenitor by The Free Dictionary

    1. a forefather; ancestor. 2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) an earliest parent or ancestor, as of a race. [C17: alteration of progenitor after primogeniture] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. pri•mo•gen•i•tor.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › primogenitor_nprimogenitor, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun primogenitor. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › primogenitorPrimogenitor Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Primogenitor definition: The earliest ancestor.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'primogenitor' - Collins Online ...

    1. the earliest ancestor of a family, race, etc. [...] 2. Loosely. an ancestor. [...] More. Synonyms of 'primogenitor' • forefather, progenitor, ancestor, father [...] More. Translations of 'primogenitor' English-German. noun: (= ancestor) Ahn (e) m, Vorfahr m; (= first ancestor) Urahn (e) m, Stammvater m [...] See entry. New from Collins.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › primogenitorprimogenitor - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    pri•mo•gen•i•tor (prī′mə jen′ i tər), n. Law a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race. a forefather or ancestor. Late Latin prīmōgenitor ancestor, equivalent. to Latin prīmō at first + genitor genitor. 1645–55.