birthright
Origin of birthright
Related Words for birthright
claim, right, inheritance, share, due, legacy, patrimony, bequest, primogenitureExamples from the Web for birthright
Contemporary Examples of birthright
Anthony Goldstein probably chose a trip to the Quidditch World Cup over his Birthright trip to Israel.
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.
When Yigal Amir shot and killed Yitzhak Rabin, he did so in the insane belief that Rabin had betrayed a Jewish birthright.
Historical Examples of birthright
He was of the make that wears unbending hope as its birthright.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
It is our birthright as citizens of this great Republic, and we'll meet this challenge.
ESAU, an ancient who sold his birthright for a mess of breakfast food.
Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to DateAnonymous
Was she without that delicate sensitiveness which is the birthright of all nice women?
A Nest of SpiesPierre Souvestre
They stand for that which deprives these children of their birthright.
Lotus BudsAmy Carmichael
birthright
- 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