PRIMOGENITOR


Meaning of PRIMOGENITOR in English

/pruy'meuh jen"i teuhr/ , n.

1. a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.

2. a forefather or ancestor.

[ 1645-55; primogenitor ancestor, equiv. to L primo at first + genitor GENITOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .