Primogeniture (noun)
prai-mo-gen-idj-er
The state of being the firstborn child. / The right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son.
Early 17th century: from medieval Latin primogenitura, from Latin primo ‘first’ + genitura ‘geniture’.
Example sentences
“The British monarchy has now abolished the rules of male primogeniture.”
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
