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Ultimogeniture

Ultimogeniture logo #10101) Postremogeniture
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Ultimogeniture

Ultimogeniture logo #21000 Ultimogeniture, also known as postremogeniture or junior right, is the tradition of inheritance by the last-born of the entirety of, or a privileged position in, a parent`s wealth, estate or office. The tradition has been far rarer historically than primogeniture, inheritance by the first-born; or partible inheritance, division of the estate amon....
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ultimogeniture

ultimogeniture logo #22641inheritance by the last son
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ultimogeniture

ultimogeniture logo #21003(from the article `primogeniture and ultimogeniture`) preference in inheritance that is given by law, custom, or usage to the eldest son and his issue (primogeniture) or to the youngest son ... the English form of ultimogeniture, the system of undivided inheritance by which real property passed intact to the youngest son or, failing so...
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ultimogeniture

ultimogeniture logo #21009ultimogeniture 1. Inheritance or succession by the youngest son of the family. 2. The mode of succession by which the right of inheritance pertains to the youngest member of a family.
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ultimogeniture

ultimogeniture logo #21199postremogeniture.
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