birthrightnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈbɜːθ.raɪt/us/ˈbɝːθ.raɪt/something that you believe you deserve to have because of your family situation or social class, or because you believe it is your right as a human being:
Some men see well-paid, powerful jobs as their birthright.
Americans see freedom of expression as their birthright.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deserving and deserved
- come
- comeuppance
- deserts
- deserve
- deserved
- deservedly
- deserving
- get your just deserts idiom
- had it coming (to you) idiom
- hard-earned
- he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom
- just
- merit
- serve
- serve sb right idiom
- well earned
- worthy
- worthy