'Progenitor' definitions:
Definition of 'progenitor'
(from WordNet)
noun
An ancestor in the direct line [syn: progenitor, primogenitor]
Definition of 'Progenitor'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'progenitor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ancestor,
- ancestors,
- ancestress,
- antecedent,
- antecedents,
- archetype,
- ascendant,
- ascendants,
- begetter,
- elders,
- fathers,
- forebear,
- forebears,
- forefather,
- forefathers,
- foregoer,
- forerunner,
- grandfathers,
- grandparent,
- grandparents,
- guide,
- origin,
- original,
- originator,
- parent,
- patriarchs,
- pattern,
- precursor,
- predecessor,
- predecessors,
- primogenitor,
- procreator,
- progenitors,
- progenitress,
- progenitrix,
- prototype,
- source