primigenial

[Lat. primi genius, from primus first, and gig no, pa. t. genu i=to beget.] First-born, original, primary. "Primigenial innocence." - Glanvill: Preëxistence of Souls , ch. xiv. pri-mig-en-oŭs, *pri-mi-ge-ni-ous, a. [Lat. primi genius.] First-formed or generated; original, primigenial (q. v.). "Their primi gen i ous antiquity."- Bp . Hall : Honor of the Married Clergy , p. 134.