Primogeniture

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state of being the first born or eldest child of the same parents.
  • n. Law The right of the eldest child, especially the eldest son, to inherit the entire estate of one or both parents.
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  • n. The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.
  • n. An exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family.
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being the first-born among children of the same parents; seniority by birth.
  • n. Descent to the eldest son; the principle or right by which (under the Norman law introduced into England) the oldest son of a family succeeds to the father's real estate in preference to, and to the absolute exclusion of, the younger sons and daughters.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inheritance    heritage   
    Cross Reference
    representative primogeniture   
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