SECUNDOGENITURE

Etymology

Noun

secundogeniture (plural secundogenitures)

The condition of being secondborn

A right of inheritance belonging to a second son.

A property or possession so inherited.

The kingdom of Naples […] was constituted a secundo-geniture of Spain.

Source: Wiktionary


Se*cun`do-gen"i*ture, n. Etym: [L. secundus second + genitura a begetting, generation.]

Definition: A right of inheritance belonging to a second son; a property or possession so inherited. The kingdom of Naples . . . was constituted a secundo-geniture of Spain. Bancroft.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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