primogeniture

The state of being the firstborn or eldest child of the same parents.

The right of the eldest child, especially the eldest son, to inherit the entire estate of one or both parents.

The state of being the first-born among children of the same parents; seniority by birth.

Descent to the eldest son; the principle or right by which (under the Norman law introduced into England) the oldest son of a family succeeds to the father’s real estate in preference to, and to the absolute exclusion of, the younger sons and daughters.

The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family.

The exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to the eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of the father belongs to the eldest son, and in the royal family the eldest son of the sovereign is entitled to the throne by primogeniture. In exceptional cases, among the female children, the crown descends by right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter only and her issue.

The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.

An exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son.

right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son