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birthright

[ burth-rahyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth:
Democracy maintains that freedom is a birthright.

birthright

/ ˈbɜːθˌraɪt /

privileges or possessions that a person has or is believed to be entitled to as soon as he is born
the privileges or possessions of a first-born son
inheritance; patrimony

First recorded in 1525–35; birth + right

Anthony Goldstein probably chose a trip to the Quidditch World Cup over his Birthright trip to Israel.

Canada and the United States are the only industrialized countries that retain birthright citizenship.

I cannot sell my birthright, nor am I prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free.

Beinart also mischaracterizes what I say about Birthright and other organized trips to Israel.

I note that the situation is not as simple as he believes and that Birthright trips avoid settlements too.

Jacob robbed his brother of his birthright by trading on his hunger; Joseph robbed a whole people in the same way.

I can't tell you how I have longed for a girl's good time here in San Francisco—denied all these years, and my birthright.

And her love was not only for those who could claim it as a birthright, but to all who came to Canada in quest of freedom.

Why should they use the powers that were their inalienable birthright to make true believers obey a Christian dog?

The Constitution and its guarantees are our birthright, and I am ready to enforce that inalienable right to the last extent.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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