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The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The principle that the eldest child has an exclusive right of inheritance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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An instance of such a right of inheritance, established by custom or law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inheritance, heritage
From French, from Late Latin primogenitura, from Latin primus (“first”) + genitura (“birth”) (from genitus, past participle of gignere).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
անդրանիկություն
(andranikutʻyun)
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Bulgarian:
първородство
(pǎrvorodstvo)
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Catalan:
primogenitura
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Chinese Mandarin:
長子身份 /长子身份
(zhǎngzǐ shēnfèn)
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Finnish:
esikoisuus
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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French:
aînesse
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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French:
primogéniture
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Galician:
morgado
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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German:
Erstgeborenheit
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Hebrew:
העדפת הבכור
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Italian:
primogenitura
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Macedonian:
прворо́дство
(prvoródstvo)
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Māori:
mātāmuatanga
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Polish:
pierworództwo
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Polish:
primogenitura
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Spanish:
primogenitura
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Spanish:
mayorazgo
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Swedish:
förstfödd
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Ukrainian:
перворі́дність
(pervorídnistʹ)
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Ukrainian:
старши́нство
(staršýnstvo)
— state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
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Armenian:
անդրանիկություն
(andranikutʻyun)
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Chinese Mandarin:
長子繼承制 /长子继承制
(zhǎngzǐ jìchéngzhì)
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Dutch:
eerstgeboorterecht
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Finnish:
esikoisoikeus
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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French:
droit d'aînesse
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Galician:
morgado
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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German:
Erstgeburtsrecht
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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German:
Primogenitur
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Hungarian:
primogenitúra
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Italian:
primogenitura
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Macedonian:
прворо́дство
(prvoródstvo)
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Polish:
primogenitura
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Portuguese:
primogenitura
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Russian:
первородство
(pervorodstvo)
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Spanish:
primogenitura
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Spanish:
mayorazgo
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Swedish:
förstfödslorätt
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Swedish:
primogenitur
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
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Ukrainian:
старши́нство
(staršýnstvo)
— exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child
