PRIMOGENITURE


Meaning of PRIMOGENITURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin primogenitura, from Latin primus + genitura birth, from genitus, past participle of gignere

Date: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.