a. [ From Congenite. ] Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural;
adv. In a congenital manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. congenitus; con- + genitus, p. p. of gignere to beget. See Generate. ] Congenital; connate; inborn. See Congenital. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Many conclusions, of moral and intellectual truths, seem . . . to be congenite with us. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. genitalis, fr. genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. génital. See Gender. ] Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs;
Genital cord (Anat.),
n. The sex organs, especially the external sex organs, called the
n. pl. [ From Genital, a.: cf. L. genitalia. ] The organs of generation; the sexual organs; the private parts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Jenneting. ] A species of apple that ripens very early. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the genitive case;
a. [ L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F. génitif. See Gender. ] (Gram.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Gram.) The genitive case. [ 1913 Webster ]
Genitive absolute,
a. [ Genital + crural. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh; -- applied especially to one of the lumbar nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ]
a. [ Genital + urinary. ] (Anat.) See Urogenital. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. genitura: cf. F. géniture. ] Generation; procreation; birth. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is natural or ingenite, which comes by some defect of the organs and overmuch brain. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Parthenogenetic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the love of offspring; fond of children. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Philo- + L. progenies offspring. ] (Phren.) The love of offspring; fondness for children. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) A rare mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of a white, yellow, or grayish color and adamantine luster. It is a chlorocarbonate of lead. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. porphyro genitus, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; purple + root of
n. [ Pref. post- + L. genitura birth, geniture. ] The condition of being born after another in the same family; -- distinguished from primogeniture. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. postremus last + genitura birth, geniture. ] The right of the youngest born. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Primogeniture. ] Of or pertaining to primogeniture. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Primogeniture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The primogenitive and due of birth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL., fr. L. primus first + genitor a begetter. ] The first ancestor; a forefather. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL., fr. L. primus first + genitura a begetting, birth, generation, fr. genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. primogéniture, L. primogenitus firstborn. See Prime, a., and Genus, Kin. ]
n. The state or privileges of the firstborn. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
And reverence thee their great progenitor. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being a progenitor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A female progenitor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. progéniture. ] A begetting, or birth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. sagénite, fr. L. sagena a large net. See Seine. ] (Min.) Acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms imbedded in quartz. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Min.) Resembling sagenite; -- applied to quartz when containing acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile, also tourmaline, actinolite, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. secundus second + genitura a begetting, generation. ] A right of inheritance belonging to a second son; a property or possession so inherited. [ 1913 Webster ]
The kingdom of Naples . . . was constituted a secundo-geniture of Spain. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. un- not + geniture. ] Destitute of genitals; impotent. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. unigenitus only-begotten; unus one + gignere, genitum, to beget. ] The state of being the only begotten. [ R. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the urinary and genital organs; genitourinary; urogenital;
a. [ 1st uro- + genital. ] (Anat.) Same as Urinogenital. [ 1913 Webster ]