Postremogeniture — Pos*tre mo*gen i*ture (?; 135), n. [L. postremus last + genitura birth, geniture.] The right of the youngest born. Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postremogeniture — n. transfer of an inheritance to the youngest son … English contemporary dictionary
postremogeniture — pos·tre·mo·geniture … English syllables
postremogeniture — pä|strēmō+ noun Etymology: Latin postremus last (superl. of posterus coming after) + English o + geniture more at posterior : ultimogeniture * * * /po stree moh jen i cheuhr, choor /, n. Law. a system of inheritance under which the estate of a… … Useful english dictionary
Ultimogeniture — Ultimogeniture, also known as postremogeniture or junior right, is the tradition of inheritance by the last born of the entirety of, or a privileged position in, a parent s wealth, estate or office. The tradition has been far rarer historically… … Wikipedia
primogeniture — primogenitary, primogenital, adj. primogenitureship, n. /pruy meuh jen i cheuhr, choor /, n. 1. the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents. 2. Law. the system of inheritance or succession by the firstborn,… … Universalium
ultimogeniture — ultimogenitary /ul teuh moh jen i ter ee/, adj. /ul teuh moh jen i cheuhr, choor /, n. postremogeniture. [1880 85; < L ultim(us) (see ULTIMA) + (PRIM)OGENITURE] * * * … Universalium
bequeathal — Synonyms and related words: abalienation, alienation, amortization, amortizement, assignation, assignment, attested copy, bargain and sale, barter, bequest, birthright, borough English, cession, codicil, coheirship, conferment, conferral,… … Moby Thesaurus
bequest — Synonyms and related words: attested copy, bequeathal, birthright, borough English, codicil, coheirship, coparcenary, devise, entail, gavelkind, heirloom, heirship, hereditament, heritable, heritage, heritance, incorporeal hereditament,… … Moby Thesaurus
birthright — Synonyms and related words: appanage, appurtenance, authority, bequeathal, bequest, borough English, claim, coheirship, conjugal right, coparcenary, demand, divine right, droit, due, entail, faculty, gavelkind, heirloom, heirship, hereditament,… … Moby Thesaurus