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primogeniture
noun
[ ˌprʌɪmə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtʃə ]
• the state of being the firstborn child.
Origin:
early 17th century: from medieval Latin primogenitura, from Latin primo ‘first’ + genitura ‘geniture’.
