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