eerstgeboorterecht — meaning in English
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English meaning
- primogeniture 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.
Senses
eerstgeboorterecht is used for these senses in English:
- primogeniture The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance.
primogeniture — full definition
- 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.
- noun The bare fact of being the firstborn child.