progenitor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an ancestor in the direct line
    primogenitor.

WordNet

Pro*gen"i*tor noun
Etymology
OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See Gender kind.
Definitions
  1. An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
    And reverence thee their great progenitor. Milton.

Webster 1913