Primogenitureship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The right of the first-born child (especially a son) to inherit property or titles; primogeniture. uncountable

    "[A]ll the younger branches of those families were disinherited, and the law of primogenitureship set up."

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"[A]ll the younger branches of those families were disinherited, and the law of primogenitureship set up."

Etymology

From primogeniture + -ship.

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