BIRTHRIGHT


Meaning of BIRTHRIGHT in English

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

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