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Primogeniture
Meaning
Noun
●
The
state of being
the
firstborn
of the children of the same parents.
●
The
principle
that the
eldest
child
,
traditionally
the
eldest
male
, has an
exclusive right
of inheritance.
●
An
instance
of such a right of
inheritance
,
established
by
custom
or law.
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Antonyms
Ultimogeniture
Postremogeniture
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