English Explanatory Dictionary

progenitrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female progenitor, a foremother, any of a person's direct female ancestors (ancestresses).

Word forms

progenitrix progenitrices

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prōgenitrīx. By surface analysis, progenitor + -trix.

Synonyms

ancestress foremother
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