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The right of the first-born child (especially a son) to inherit property or titles; primogeniture..
[A]ll the younger branches of those families were disinherited, and the law of primogenitureship set up.
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Primogenitureship means The right of the first-born child (especially a son) to inherit property or titles; primogeniture..
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[A]ll the younger branches of those families were disinherited, and the law of primogenitureship set up.
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