n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ə l-t ə -m ō - ' je-n ə - ˌ chu ̇ r, -ni-ch ə r, -n ə - ˌ tyu ̇ r, -n ə - ˌ tu ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin ultimus last + English prim ogeniture
Date: 1882
: a system of inheritance by which the youngest child succeeds to the estate