单词 | secundogeniture |
释义 | secundogenituren. The right of succession or inheritance belonging to a second son; the possession so inherited. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > [noun] > hereditary > right of second son secundogeniture1855 1855 M. Bridges Pop. Mod. Hist. 412 Tuscany became an archduchy for Francis, the husband of Maria Theresa, and a secundo-geniture in their family afterwards. 1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) II. xxxv. 387 The kingdom of Naples..was constituted a secundogeniture of Spain. 1882 Standard 28 Sept. 5/5 The restoration of an independent Poland, even if it were to be placed under Austrian secundogeniture, will..on no account be consented to by Germany. 1910 Nation 22 Jan. 672/2 If the same hypnotism could be transferred to the second or the third son, secundogeniture or tertigeniture would rest on a firmer basis than does primogeniture to-day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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