Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

absolute primogeniture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: ab-so-lute p-ri-mo-gen-i-ture
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

8

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of primogeniture in which sex is irrelevant for inheritance; the oldest surviving child without regard to sex becomes the heir.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Another well-known custom, common in the northeast, is absolute primogeniture, whereby the eldest child, regardless of sex, becomes the heir."

Usage

Inflected Forms

absolute primogenitures (plural)

Synonyms

equal primogeniture lineal primogeniture

Questions

What does absolute primogeniture mean?: A form of primogeniture in which sex is irrelevant for inheritance; the oldest surviving child without regard to sex becomes the heir.

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