Word of the Day – Primogeniture

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.”