BIRTHRIGHT

[noun] [C or U] - something which is received or owned because of esp. your family or social situation, without having to be worked for or boughtLet's face it, career women pose a real threat to men who see the better-paid, more powerful jobs as their birthright.Many people were suddenly deprived of the power and influence they've come to enjoy almost as a birthright.This culture takes food, wine and leisure as its birthright.The documentary traced how a people who had no concept of territory as absolute possession were driven out of their birthright.(figurative) He claimed the government were persuaded to sell their birthright and betray their friends, in order to cling to office (= give up something valuable in order to get something which is wanted more).