PRIMOGENITURE


Meaning of PRIMOGENITURE in English

[pri.mo.gen.i.ture] n [LL primogenitura, fr. L primus + genitura birth, fr. genitus, pp. of gignere] (1602) 1: the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents

2: an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son

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