Congenite

/ˈkɑndʒɪnaɪt/ noun

Definition

A person who is congenital with another; someone born at the same time or from the same ancestry.

Etymology

From Latin 'congenitus' (born together) with the agent noun suffix '-ite.' An extremely rare term, primarily appearing in specialized historical or genealogical texts.

Kelly Says

This word is so obscure that even historical dictionaries struggle with it—but it represents an older idea that people born at the same time shared a kind of destiny together.

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