n. [ It. proveditore, provveditore, fr. provedere, L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purveyor, Provedore. ] One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another. Jer. Taylor. [ 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. [ 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 ]