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PRIMOGENITURE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("primogeniture" is a kind of...):
heritage; inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)