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单词 primogenitary
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pri•mo•gen•i•ture  (prī′mə jeni chər, -chŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
  2. Lawthe system of inheritance or succession by the firstborn, specifically the eldest son. Cf. postremogeniture. 
  • Medieval Latin prīmōgenitūra a first birth, equivalent. to Latin prīmō at first + genitūra, equivalent. to genit(us) (past participle of gignere to beget; see kin) + -ūra -ure
  • 1585–95
pri′mo•geni•tar′y, pri′mo•geni•tal, adj. 
pri′mo•geni•ture•ship′, n. 

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