genitor
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtə(ɹ)/
genitor
English
Noun
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Definition
a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
Etymology
From Middle English genitour, from Old French genitor, geneteur, from Latin genitor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tōr; the Latin is also equivalent to genō + -tor.
Example Sentences
- "[…]prophane legends (though termed by their Genitours and forefathers, Aureæ Legendæ, Golden Legends)[…]"
- "The same[…]healeth all paine and swellings of the genitors or stones."
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