PROGENITOR in a Sentence

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The Roth family, whose progenitor emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century, settled in Peru, Illinois.

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 Meanings and Examples of PROGENITOR
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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.