Primogeniture was ever driving from England her younger sons to found New Englands and expand the commerce of the motherland.
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Primogeniture
/ˌprʌɪmə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtʃə/
Synonyms for "primogeniture" (63 found)
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Noun(3 words)
abolition effortbirth order based rulebirth order rule
Strong matches (19)
cobwebs of antiquitycoheirshipcoparcenarydeanshipdust of ageseldelderlinesseldershipentailgavelkindgreat ageheirloomheirshiphereditamentheritableheritage
Noun(3 words)
eldest inheritanceestate successiongender equality reform
Related words (31)
heritancehoary agehoary eldincorporeal hereditamentinheritanceinveteracylaw of successionlegacyline of successionmode of successionold ageold orderold styleoldnesspatrimonypostremogenitureprimitivenessprimordialismprimordialityreversion
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Noun(6 words)
inheritance ruleinheritance variantlegal modernizationprimogeniture lawreform movementsubtype of inheritance
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8 entriesabolition of primogenitureabsolute primogenitureconstitutional reform of inheritanceentailfemale primogenituregender neutral successionpatrilineal primogeniturestrict primogeniture
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6 entriesabsolute primogeniturefemale primogeniturepatrilineal primogenitureprimogeniture lawprimogeniture rightsprimogeniture succession
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8 total sentences available.
On these grounds, I contend the mere possession of large property, which is all that primogeniture insures, is by no means a sufficient and unobjectionable qualification for a legislator.
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Anglo-Saxon kings did not succeed on the basis of primogeniture. All the kings offspring were known as aethelings -- throneworthy -- and from this gene pool the royal family would select the aetheling who seemed best qualified for the job.
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Primogeniture acting as a law of inheritance in the case of intestacy applied in fact to all real property, however humble. Movables and personal property in this context were subject to equal division, the elder son inheriting all real property as well as his share of the personal property.
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