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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

  1. 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.
  2. noun The bare fact of being the firstborn child.