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pri·mo·gen·i·ture
/-ˌʧʊr, ʧɚ/
長子身份
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pri·mo·gen·i·ture
n.
1.
The
state
of
being
the
firstborn
of
the
same
parents
;
seniority
by
birth
among
children
of
the
same
family
.
2.
Eng. Law
The
exclusive
right
of
inheritance
which
belongs
to
the
eldest
son
.
Thus
in
England
the
right
of
inheriting
the
estate
of
the
father
belongs
to
the
eldest
son
,
and
in
the
royal
family
the
eldest
son
of
the
sovereign
is
entitled
to
the
throne
by
primogeniture
.
In
exceptional
cases
,
among
the
female
children
,
the
crown
descends
by
right
of
primogeniture
to
the
eldest
daughter
only
and
her
issue
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
primogeniture
n
:
right
of
inheritance
belongs
exclusively
to
the
eldest
son
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