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primogenitureship

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pri⋅mo⋅gen⋅i⋅ture

  [prahy-muh-jen-i-cher, -choor]
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–noun
1. the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
2. Law. the system of inheritance or succession by the firstborn, specifically the eldest son.

Origin:
1585–95; < ML prīmōgenitūra a first birth, equiv. to L prīmō at first + genitūra, equiv. to genit(us) (ptp. of gignere to beget; see kin ) + -ūra -ure

Related forms:
pri⋅mo⋅gen⋅i⋅tar⋅y, pri⋅mo⋅gen⋅i⋅tal, adjective
pri⋅mo⋅gen⋅i⋅ture⋅ship, noun
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Main Entry: pri·mo·gen·i·ture
Pronunciation: "prI-mO-'je-n&-"chur
Function: noun
1 : the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
2 : exclusive right of inheritance; specifically : a right to take all the real property of an estate belonging under English law to the eldest son or eldest male in the next degree of consanguinity if there is no son of an ancestor to the exclusion of all female and younger male descendants
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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