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the principle of royal succession in which the first son born after his father's accession to the throne has the first claim, even if he has older brothers who were born before the father's crowning..
Use porphyrogeniture when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Porphyrogeniture means the principle of royal succession in which the first son born after his father's accession to the throne has the first claim, even if he has older brothers who were born before the father's crowning..
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Use porphyrogeniture where its definition matches the intended context.
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