primogeniture

英 [ˌpraɪməʊ'dʒenɪtʃə(r)] 美 [ˌpraɪmoʊ'dʒenɪtʃər]

• n. 长子之身分；长子继承权

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 长子身分，长嗣身分
2. 【律】长子继承权

英英释义

Noun:

1. right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Kingship in Ireland was based on election, not primogeniture.
   爱尔兰的王位是通过选举继承，而不是世袭的。
2. He inherited his father by right of his primogeniture.
   他凭着长子继承权，继承了他父亲的财产。

经典引文

• Primogeniture..supplanted the..custom of equal partition of lands.

  出自： E. A. Freeman