primogenial
English
Etymology
See primigenial.
Adjective
primogenial (not comparable)
- First born, made, or generated; original; primary; elemental.
- 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica:
- primogenial light
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for primogenial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)