first ancestor, first parent; = Middle English form-fader. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > first ancestor or patriarch (15) chief fatherc1400 first ancestor, first parent; = Middle English form-fader. Obsolete. father?a1425 A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a forefather, a progenitor; esp. the founder of a race or family, spec. Adam or one of the biblical… primitive1486 An ancestor or progenitor; a predecessor. Obsolete. stock-father1600 the progenitor of a stock or race. stem1604 The primal ancestor or founder of a family. primogenitor1643 A person from whom another is originally descended; the earliest ancestor, esp. of a people; a forefather, a progenitor. Also in extended use. patriarch1758 In extended use: a male head or ancestor of any people, tribe, or family. stem-father1879 a tribal ancestor. Subcategories:— female (1) — of tribes of Israel (1) — Adam and Eve as (5) |
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