primogenitor

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpraɪməˈdʒɛnɪtɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prī′mə jen′i tər)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pri•mo•gen•i•tor /ˌpraɪməˈdʒɛnɪtɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an ancestor.
See -prim-, -gen-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pri•mo•gen•i•tor  (prī′mə jen′i tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawa first parent or earliest ancestor:Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
  2. a forefather or ancestor.
  • Late Latin prīmōgenitor ancestor, equivalent. to Latin prīmō at first + genitor genitor
  • 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
primogenitor /ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtə/ n
  1. a forefather; ancestor
  2. an earliest parent or ancestor, as of a race
Etymology: 17th Century: alteration of progenitor after primogeniture

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