pri|mo|gen|i|ture

pri|mo|gen|i|ture
pri|mo|gen|i|ture «PRY muh JEHN uh chur, -chuhr», noun.
1. the condition or fact of being the first-born among the children of the same parents.
2. the right or rule by which the eldest son inherits his father's land and buildings; inheritance by the first-born.
╂[< Medieval Latin primogenitura < Latin prīmōgenitus first-born < prīmō at first (< prīmus first) + gignere to beget, produce]

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  • ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… …   English syllables

  • primogeniture — pri·mo·gen·i·ture …   English syllables

  • primogeniture — pri•mo•gen•i•ture [[t]ˌpraɪ məˈdʒɛn ɪ tʃər, ˌtʃʊər[/t]] n. 1) the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents 2) law inheritance by the firstborn, specifically the eldest son • Etymology: 1585–95; < ML prīmōgenitūra a… …   From formal English to slang

  • primogeniture — pri|mo|gen|i|ture [ˌpraıməuˈdʒenıtʃə US mouˈdʒenıtʃər] n [U] law [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: primogenitura, from Latin primus ( PRIME1) + genitura birth ] the system by which property that is owned by a man goes to his oldest son… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • primogeniture — pri|mo|gen|i|ture [ ,praımou dʒenətʃər ] noun uncount LEGAL the legal right of an oldest son to his father s property after his father dies …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • primogenitureship — pri·mo·gen·i·ture·ship …   English syllables

  • primogeniture — 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… …   Law dictionary

  • Primogeniture — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Primogenitureship — Pri mo*gen i*ture*ship, n. The state or privileges of the firstborn. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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