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secundogeniture

secundogeniture noun: the condition of being secondborn.

Noun

secundogeniture (plural secundogenitures)

  1. The condition of being secondborn
  2. A right of inheritance belonging to a second son.
  3. A property or possession so inherited.
    • The kingdom of Naples […] was constituted a secundo-geniture of Spain.1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume (please specify |volume=I to X), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company [et al.], →OCLC

Forms of secundogeniture

pluralsecundogenitures

Origin of secundogeniture

From New Latin secundōgenitūra.

Questions about secundogeniture

What does secundogeniture mean?
Secundogeniture means the condition of being secondborn.
What part of speech is secundogeniture?
Secundogeniture is a noun.
What is the plural of secundogeniture?
The plural of secundogeniture is secundogenitures.

Words near secundogeniture in the dictionary

  1. secundiparity
  2. secundiparous
  3. secundly
  4. secundo
  5. secundo-primary
  6. secundogeniture
  7. secundogenitures
  8. secundos
  9. secundum
  10. secundum artem
  11. secundum naturam

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