Primogeniture definitions

Primogeniture

1) French word used in English 2) Heritage 3) Inheritance
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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 was to preserve larger properties from being broken ...
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Primogeniture

n. a right by law for the first born child, usually a son, to inherit the whole estate of the parents, to the exclusion of other siblings.
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Primogeniture

Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn male child to inherit the family estate, in preference to siblings (compare to ultimogeniture). In the absence of children, inheritance passed to collateral relatives, usually males, in order of seniority of their lines of descent. The eligible descendants of deceased elder siblings ta...
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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 the royal family the eldest son of the sovereign is...
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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 family the eldest son of the sovereign is entitled to t...
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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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Primogeniture

The late medieval custom of allowing the first born legitimate male child to inherit all of his fath
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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 Prime , adjective , a...
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