Look up: primogeniture

1. primogeniture
   [n] - right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
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2. Primogeniture
   Pri`mo·gen'i·ture noun [ Late Latin , from Latin primus first + genitura a begetting, birth, generation, from genere , gignere , to beget: confer French primogéniture , Latin primogenitus firstborn. See ...
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3. primogeniture
   1. The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family. ... 2. 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 famil...
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4. primogeniture
   noun right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
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5. Primogeniture
   • (a.) The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family. • (a.) 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 t...
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6. primogeniture
   primogeniture, in law, the rule of inheritance whereby land descends to the oldest son. Under the feudal system of medieval Europe, primogeniture generally governed the inheritance of land held in military tenure (see knight). The effect of this rule was to keep the father's land for the support of ...
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7. Primogeniture
   Latin word meaning " first born". It refers to the common tradition of the first born child of the parents who, by this law, inherits the entire estate of the parents because he/she is the eldest of all the children. This law is no more in existence in most of the countries now.
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8. primogeniture
   n. from Latin for "first born," the ancient rule from feudal England (except in the County of Kent) that the oldest son would inherit the entire estate of his parents (or nearest ancestor), and, if there was no male heir, the daughters would take (receive the property) in equal shares. The intent wa...
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9. Primogeniture
   `Primogeniture` is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings (compare to ultimogeniture). Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females. According to the Norman tradition, the first-born so...
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