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primogenitureship

primogenitureship noun: the right of the first-born child (especially a son) to inherit property or titles; primogeniture.

Noun

primogenitureship (uncountable)

  1. The right of the first-born child (especially a son) to inherit property or titles; primogeniture.
    • [A]ll the younger branches of those families were disinherited, and the law of primogenitureship set up.1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man

Origin of primogenitureship

From primogeniture + -ship.

Questions about primogenitureship

What does primogenitureship mean?
Primogenitureship means the right of the first-born child (especially a son) to inherit property or titles; primogeniture.
What part of speech is primogenitureship?
Primogenitureship is a noun.

Words near primogenitureship in the dictionary

  1. primogenitoral
  2. primogenitors
  3. primogenitrix
  4. primogeniture
  5. primogenitures
  6. primogenitureship
  7. primogenous
  8. primoinfection
  9. primoinfections
  10. primoradial
  11. primordality

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