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
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