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multigeniture

multigeniture noun: an equal division of property among the sons.

Noun

multigeniture (uncountable)

  1. An equal division of property among the sons.
    • In the North, multigeniture helped motivate family labor, whereas the passive acceptance of the British inheritance system of primogeniture in the South rested on its promotion of large plantations that could capture economies of scale.1984, Lee J. Alston, Morton Owen Schapiro, Inheritance Laws Across Colonies: Causes and Consequences, The Journal of Economic History Vol. 44, No. 2, The Tasks of Economic History, Cambridge...
    • In the Middle and New England colonies (except in Rhode Island and New York), multigeniture was typically followed, with an equal division of property among the sons. Over time, primogeniture perpetuated and built comparatively larger estates.2010, Gary Walton, History of the American Economy, 11e, South-Western, Cengage Learning, page 33

Questions about multigeniture

What does multigeniture mean?
Multigeniture means an equal division of property among the sons.
What part of speech is multigeniture?
Multigeniture is a noun.

Words near multigeniture in the dictionary

  1. multigenerous
  2. multigenes
  3. multigenetic
  4. multigenic
  5. multigenicity
  6. multigeniture
  7. multigenome
  8. multigenomic
  9. multigenre
  10. multigenus
  11. multigeographic

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