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Definition of: primogeniture
(prī′mə·jen′ə·chər) noun
1. The state of being the first–born child of the same parents.
2. The right of the eldest son to inherit the property, title, etc., of a parent, to the exclusion of all other children. See ULTIMOGENITURE. [<Med. L primogenitura <L primus first + genitura birth <genitus, pp. of gignere beget]
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