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1Primogeniture — is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings (compare to ultimogeniture). Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females. According to the… …
2primogéniture — [ primoʒenityr ] n. f. • fin XVe; du lat. primogenitus « premier né, aîné » ♦ Dr. Antériorité, priorité de naissance entraînant certains droits. Succession par ordre de primogéniture. ● primogéniture nom féminin (latin primogenitus, premier né)… …
3primogeniture — pri·mo·gen·i·ture /ˌprī mō je nə ˌchu̇r/ n 1: the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents 2: exclusive right of inheritance; specif: a right to take all the real property of an estate belonging under English law to the… …
4Primogeniture — Pri mo*gen i*ture (?; 135), n. [LL., fr. L. primus first + genitura a begetting, birth, generation, fr. genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. primog[ e]niture, L. primogenitus firstborn. See {Prime}, a., and {Genus}, {Kin}.] 1. The state of being the …
5Primogeniture — Primogéniture Du latin primo, « premier » et genitura, de gignere, « engendrer ». Ce terme désigne l antériorité de naissance et les droits qui en découlent, en particulier en matière de succession. C était la norme dans le… …
6primogeniture — Primogeniture. s. f. Droit d aisnesse. Esaü vendit sa primogeniture pour un plat de lentilles …
7primogeniture — c.1600, right of succession of the first born, from M.L. primogenitura, from L.L. primogenitus first born, from L. primus first (see prime (adj.)) + genitus, pp. of gignere to beget (see GENUS (Cf. genus)) …
8primogeniture — Primogeniture, Primatus, B. ex Augustino, voyez Aisnesse, en Aisné …
9primogeniture — ► NOUN 1) the state of being the firstborn child. 2) a rule of inheritance by the firstborn child. ORIGIN Latin primogenitura, from primo first + genitura birth, begetting …
10primogeniture — [prī΄mə jen′i chər] n. [ML primogenitura < L primus, first + genitura, a begetting < genitus: see PRIMOGENITOR] 1. the condition or fact of being the firstborn of the same parents 2. Law the exclusive right of the eldest son to inherit his… …