birthright

[ burth-rahyt ]
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noun
  1. any right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth: Democracy maintains that freedom is a birthright.

Origin of birthright

1
First recorded in 1525–35; birth + right

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British Dictionary definitions for birthright

birthright

/ (ˈbɜːθˌraɪt) /


noun
  1. privileges or possessions that a person has or is believed to be entitled to as soon as he is born

  2. the privileges or possessions of a first-born son

  1. inheritance; patrimony

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