1. The state of being the first-born among several children of the same parents; seniority by birth in the same family. 2. The superior or exclusive right possessed by the eldest son, and particularly, his right to succeed to the estate of his ancestor, in right of his seniority by birth, to the ex- clusion… Continue Reading PRIMOGENITURE
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EISNETIA, EINETIA
The share of the oldest son. The portion acquired by primogeniture. Termes de la Ley; Co. Litt. 1066; Cowell.
AINESSE
In French feudal law. The right or privilege of the eldest born; primogeniture; esnecy. Guyot, Inst Feud. c. 17.