birthright

birthright
noun Date: 1530 a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth

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  • Birthright — Birth right , n. Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution; esp. the rights or inheritance of the first born. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • birthright — I noun absolute right, ancestry, droit, due, entitlement, heritage, heritance, indefeasible right, inheritance, inherited rights, interest, legal right, one s due, patrimonium, patrimony, prerogative, primogeniture, privilege, right, rights and… …   Law dictionary

  • birthright — (n.) also birth right, 1530s, from BIRTH (Cf. birth) (n.) + RIGHT (Cf. right) (n.). Used as an adjective from 1650s, especially by Quakers …   Etymology dictionary

  • birthright — 1 *right, appanage, prerogative, privilege, perquisite 2 patrimony, *heritage, inheritance …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • birthright — ► NOUN 1) a particular right or privilege that a person has from birth, especially as an eldest son. 2) a natural or moral right, possessed by everyone …   English terms dictionary

  • birthright — [bʉrth′rīt΄] n. a right or the rights that a person has because of being born in a certain family, nation, etc. SYN. HERITAGE …   English World dictionary

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  • birthright — UK [ˈbɜː(r)θˌraɪt] / US [ˈbɜrθˌraɪt] noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms birthright : singular birthright plural birthrights 1) a basic human right, or a right to have something because you are a citizen of a particular country A fair… …   English dictionary

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