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Definition of genitor in English: genitornoun ˈdʒɛnɪtəˈjenədər Anthropology A person's biological father. Often contrasted with pater Example sentencesExamples - A limited number of individuals may claim ownership of the estates of both their pater and genitor.
- Children are typically given the name of their genitors regardless of the type of mating arrangement.
- People do not claim to own more than one small-scale name, unless their pater is distinct from their genitor.
- The plot is a complex intercontinental ‘quest for the father’ which inexorably transforms itself into a manhunt where said ‘father’ turns out to be a murderous, unnatural genitor.
- Rather John's genitor was another man, with other land-owning interests, and consequently John's own real land-owning interests were elsewhere.
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'father'): from Old French geniteur or Latin genitor, from the root of gignere 'beget'. The current sense dates from the mid 20th century. Definition of genitor in US English: genitornounˈjenədər Anthropology A person's biological father. Often contrasted with pater Example sentencesExamples - Children are typically given the name of their genitors regardless of the type of mating arrangement.
- A limited number of individuals may claim ownership of the estates of both their pater and genitor.
- Rather John's genitor was another man, with other land-owning interests, and consequently John's own real land-owning interests were elsewhere.
- The plot is a complex intercontinental ‘quest for the father’ which inexorably transforms itself into a manhunt where said ‘father’ turns out to be a murderous, unnatural genitor.
- People do not claim to own more than one small-scale name, unless their pater is distinct from their genitor.
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘father’): from Old French geniteur or Latin genitor, from the root of gignere ‘beget’. The current sense dates from the mid 20th century. |