Found 2 items, similar to progenitor.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: progenitor progenitor n : an ancestor in the direct line [syn: primogenitor]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Progenitor 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]