PROGENITOR in a Sentence

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1. The Roth family, whose progenitor emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century, settled in Peru, Illinois.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of PROGENITOR
progenitor
 n.  direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
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1  The Roth family, whose progenitor emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century, settled in Peru, Illinois.