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单词 porphyrogeniture
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porphyrogenituren.

Brit. /ˌpɔːfᵻrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻtʃə/, U.S. /ˌpɔrfəroʊˈdʒɛnətʃər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: porphyro- comb. form, geniture n.
Etymology: < porphyro- comb. form + geniture n., after porphyrogenite n. Compare earlier porphyrogenitism n. at porphyrogenite n. Derivatives and porphyrogene adj.
rare.
Royal birth; the fact of having been born the child of a reigning monarch; (also) = porphyrogenitism n. at porphyrogenite n. Derivatives.
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a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1891) I. 59 This brought him within the description of porphyrogeniture, or royal birth.
1963 C. Brooke Saxon & Norman Kings 195 If he [sc. Henry] had a brother's murder on his conscience, how much stronger would be the urge to establish the rule of porphyrogeniture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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