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1. (n.) primogeniture
the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
2. primogeniture
inheritance by the firstborn, specifically the eldest son.
Etymology: (1585–95; < ML prīmōgenitūra a first birth = L prīmō at first +genitūra=genit(us) (ptp. of gignere to beget) +-ūra -ure)
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1. (noun) primogeniture
right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
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1. (adj) primogeniture
the state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family
2. (adj) primogeniture
the exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to the eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of the father belongs to the eldest son, and in the royal family the eldest son of the sovereign is entitled to the throne by primogeniture. In exceptional cases, among the female children, the crown descends by right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter only and her issue
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