primogeniture

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for primogeniture

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primogeniture : කුලුඳුල්කම

primogeniture : දෙටු පිළිවෙත

primogeniture : පූර්වජත්වය

primogeniture : ප්‍රථමජන්මාධිකාරය

primogeniture definition

Adjective.

  1. The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family.
  2. The exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to the eldest soNoun. 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.