majorat
/ˈmadʒərət/ /ˈmaʒərɑː/Law
noun
In France, Spain, Italy, and some other countries: an entailment of an estate by primogeniture; an estate attached to the right of primogeniture.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Walter Scott (1771–1832), poet and novelist. From (i) German Majorat.