progenitor

Noun
Synonyms: primogenitor

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an ancestor in the direct lineSynonyms: primogenitor
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Progenitor \Pro*gen"i*tor\, n. [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See Gender kind.] An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather. [1913 Webster]

And reverence thee their great progenitor. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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