Examples of “primogeniture” in a Sentence

noun The rule or custom by which the eldest child, historically the eldest son, inherits a parent's title, land or estate ahead of any siblings.

• Under primogeniture, the youngest brothers were left to find careers in the army or the church.
• The 2013 change replaced male-preference primogeniture with an absolute version in the line of succession.
• Her claim rested on primogeniture alone.