a. [ From Congenite. ] Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a congenital deformity; a congenital liar. See Connate and native.
Syn. -- connate; native; inborn; inherited; hereditary. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

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; as, genital herpes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Genital cord (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian and Müllerian ducts and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The sex organs, especially the external sex organs, called the external genitalia; the genitals.
Syn. -- genital, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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; as, a genitival adverb. -- Gen`i*ti"val*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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 construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See Ablative absolute. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Genital + crural. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh; -- applied especially to one of the lumbar nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] 1. One who begets; a generator; an originator. Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The genitals. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Genital + urinary. ] (Anat.) See Urogenital. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. genitura: cf. F. géniture. ] Generation; procreation; birth. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. ingenitus, p. p. of ingignere to instill by birth or nature; pref. in- + gignere to beget. ] Innate; inborn; inbred; inherent; native; ingenerate. [ Obs. ] [ 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 gi`gnesqai to be born. ] The principle of succession in royal families, especially among the Eastern Roman emperors, by which a younger son, if born after the accession of his father to the throne, was preferred to an elder son who was not so born. Sir T. Palgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] 1. The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eng. Law) The exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to the eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of the father belongs to the eldest son, and in the royal family the eldest son of the sovereign is entitled to the throne by primogeniture. In exceptional cases, among the female children, the crown descends by right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter only and her issue. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

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; as, the urinogenital canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ 1st uro- + genital. ] (Anat.) Same as Urinogenital. [ 1913 Webster ]