Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Primogeniture
primogeniture, n. [L. prīmō, first + genitūr-am, begetting < gigněre, to beget.]
Birthright; privilege; prerogative; inheritance; entitlement; heritage; legacy; right of the firstborn; [fig.] privilege of resurrection inherited from Jesus Christ.
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