primogeniture
/ˌprʌɪmə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtʃə/
词源链
- 法语French
派生
- 英语English
primogeniture
词源说明
From French, from Late Latin primogenitura, from Latin primus (“first”) + genitura (“birth”) (from genitus, past participle of gignere).
释义
名词noun
- 1The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.
- 2The principle that the eldest child has an exclusive right of inheritance.
- 3countableAn instance of such a right of inheritance, established by custom or law.