PROGENERATE Pro*gen"er*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. progeneratus, p. p. of progenerare to beget; pro forth, forward + generare to generate.]
Defn: To beget; to generate; to produce; to procreate; as, to progenerate a race. [R.] Landor.
PROGENERATION
Pro*gen`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. progeneratio.]
Defn: The act of begetting; propagation. [R.]
PROGENITOR Pro*gen"i*tor, n. Etym: [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See Gender kind.]
Defn: An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
And reverence thee their great progenitor. Milton.
PROGENITORSHIP
Pro*gen"i*tor*ship, n.
Defn: The state of being a progenitor.
PROGENITRESS
Pro*gen"i*tress, n.
Defn: A female progenitor.