I. birthright ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth (as an estate or as civil liberty guaranteed under a constitution) ; especially : the inheritance of the firstborn
to sell his birthright for a mess of pottage
Synonyms: see right
II. birth·right adjective
Etymology: birthright , noun
: being a member of a group by birth
a birthright Quaker