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A female ancestor in the direct line.

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Usage examples (13)
  • Amongst men, the earth, that progenitrix of all things, bear them all.
  • Then that progenitrix of the Vedas applaud that recitation in which the Brahmana had been engaged.
  • It got me thinking about mothers, and the dismay that much of my counseling clientele feels about their own progenitrix patterns.
  • During the ceremony, the emperor offers specially grown rice to Amanoterasu, the sun goddess and progenitrix of the imperial line, and then eats it himself.
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