primogeniture
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pri·mo·gen·i·ture /ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒenətʃə $ -moʊˈdʒenətʃər/ noun [uncountable] 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 nounChineseSyllable
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primogeniture
pri‧mo‧gen‧i‧ture /ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒenətʃə, ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒenɪtʃə $ -moʊˈdʒenətʃər/
noun [uncountable] law
pri‧mo‧gen‧i‧ture /ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒenətʃə, ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒenɪtʃə $ -moʊˈdʒenətʃər/
noun [uncountable] law Date: 1600-1700
Language: Late Latin
Origin: primogenitura, from Latin primus ( ⇨ prime1) + genitura 'birth'
the system by which property that is owned by a man goes to his oldest son after his death
Language: Late Latin
Origin: primogenitura, from Latin primus ( ⇨ prime1) + genitura 'birth'