English Explanatory Dictionary

geniture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Birth; begetting.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geniture.wav

Word forms

geniture genitures

Etymology

From Old French géniture (the same word in modern French), or its source Latin genitura, from the base of gignere (“to beget”).

Derived words

postgeniture
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