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postremogeniture

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: pŏstrēmōjĕʹnĭtyo͝or
  • Received-Pronunciation: pŏs'trēmōjĕʹnĭchər
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɒstɹiːməʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɒstɹiːməʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪtʃə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: pŏs'trēmōjĕʹnĭchər
  • General-American: /ˌpɑstɹimoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in 1865; either Latin postrēmōgenitus (“last-born”) + English -ure or the compounding in English of the Latin postrēmus (“[person who is] last”) + genitūra, in both cases after primogeniture; compare postreme.