[ prə(ʊ)'dʒɛnɪtə ]
■ noun
1》 an ancestor or parent.
2》 the originator of an artistic, political, or intellectual movement.
Derivatives
~ial adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. progeniteur , from L. ~ , from progenit- , progignere 'beget', from pro- 'forward' + gignere 'beget'.