postremogeniture
/ˌpɒstɹiːməʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/US/ˌpɑstɹimoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/
postremogeniture noun: inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.
Noun
postremogeniture (uncountable)
- Inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.
- The general rule of the equal partition of property, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, suffers exception in the law of juveigneurie, or, as it may be called, postremogeniture, which confers, not on the eldest of children, but on the youngest, the paternal mansion.1865, “Revue Historique de droit Français et Étranger”, in The Journal of Jurisprudence, volume IX, page 47
Antonyms of postremogeniture
Origin of postremogeniture
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.
Questions about postremogeniture
- What does postremogeniture mean?
- Postremogeniture means inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.
- What part of speech is postremogeniture?
- Postremogeniture is a noun.
- How do you pronounce postremogeniture?
- Postremogeniture is pronounced /ˌpɒstɹiːməʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/ (UK).
Words near postremogeniture in the dictionary
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