Associations to the word «Primogeniture»

Wiktionary

PRIMOGENITURE, noun. The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.
PRIMOGENITURE, noun. An exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son.

Dictionary definition

PRIMOGENITURE, noun. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.