Meanings
adjectiveprimigenous (not comparable)
alternative primigenious
- not comparableFirst formed or generated; original; primigenial.
The first is true: all under the first is obnoxious to error; the puisne posthumous antiquity hath been a refuge for falsehood: the primigenous antiquity, which proceeded from the Ancient of Days, is certain.
1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy
Origin
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“primigenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primigenous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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