primogeniture

noun pri·mo·gen·i·ture \-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\

Definition of PRIMOGENITURE

: the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents

: an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son

Late Latin primogenitura, from Latin primus + genitura birth, from genitus, past participle of gignere

First Known Use: 1602

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