† forbirthn.
Obsolete. rare.
a. Birthright.
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > [noun] > hereditary > right by birth or birthright
i-cundelOE
kindc1300
forbirtha1400
birthright1530
inheritance1535
birthdoma1616
birthhood1651
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3518 Esau his forbirth sald.
b. The firstborn.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > first-born child
firstbornc1350
first-begottenc1384
first birtha1387
forbirtha1400
forthbirtha1400
primitivec1400
primogenitc1429
first-begot1551
primogeniture1596
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 6091 All þe for-birthis sal i sla.
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