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BNC: 42267 COCA: 40539

primogeniture

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pri·mo·gen·i·ture /ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒenətʃə $ -moʊˈdʒenətʃər/ noun [uncountableU] law  
SCLthe system by which property that is owned by a man goes to his oldest son after his death 长嗣继承制
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primogeniture• But despite its drawbacks, primogeniture did offer a rule of thumb that commanded widespread respect.• It implied, first, primogeniture amongst males, i.e. inheritance by the eldest son, if there was one.• The practice of primogeniture was a good way to keep wealth-and its polygamy potential-intact through the generations.• In a kind of republican primogeniture, autocratic leaders groom their sons to succeed them.• So primogeniture was not automatically accepted; and where it was, it could create problems of a rather different sort.• At this time heirs were not selected exclusively through primogeniture, but by election.
Origin primogeniture
(1600-1700) Late Latin primogenitura, from Latin primus ( → PRIME1) + genitura “birth”
pri·mo·gen·i·ture noun
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BNC: 42267 COCA: 40539
BNC: 42267 COCA: 40539
BNC: 42267 COCA: 40539

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