PRIMOGENITURE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("primogeniture" is a kind of...):

heritage; inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)

Credits