primogeniture
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primogeniture
- /ˌprʌɪmə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtʃə/ UK
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From French, from Late Latin primogenitura, from Latin primus (“first”) + genitura (“birth”) (from genitus, past participle of gignere).
noun primogenitures
- The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.
- The principle that the eldest child has an exclusive right of inheritance. On these grounds, I contend the mere possession of large property, which is all that primogeniture insures, is by no means a sufficient and unobjectionable qualification for a legislator.
- An instance of such a right of inheritance, established by custom or law. The King of Sardinia, by a decree of the 9th of Dec. has abolished— 1. The prohibition against the erection of primogenitures and feudal rights, enacted by the 9th section of the edict of the 29th of July 1797, or by any other law; restricting, however, to those primogenitures and majorats only whic
Opposite: ultimogeniture, postremogeniture
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noun
Opposite: ultimogeniture, postremogeniture
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noun state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
| Español | primogenitura, mayorazgo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 長子身份 /长子身份 zhǎngzǐ shēnfèn |
| Français | aînesse, primogéniture |
| Deutsch | Erstgeborenheit |
| Italiano | primogenitura |
| עברית | העדפת הבכור |
noun exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
| Español | primogenitura, mayorazgo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 長子繼承制 /长子继承制 zhǎngzǐ jìchéngzhì |
| Português | primogenitura |
| Français | droit d'aînesse |
| Deutsch | Erstgeburtsrecht, Primogenitur |
| Italiano | primogenitura |
| Русский | первородство pervorodstvo |
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