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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