birthright
noun
birthrights
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pluralof birthright.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"We were all aware that we weren't being knighted or accepting a peerage. We all knew that the right we stood to gain was fairly inconsequential as inherited birthrights go."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
If birthrights actually existed, women might well feel that a lot of power is due to them.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
Johnson and Clinton had no political birthrights but set out from young ages to reach the nation’s highest office.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
The dividing line traced by roadblocks also is tugging on sensitivities about birthrights and inequities, as Native American visitors worry about the social stigma of being locked out because of the contagion.
From Washington Times ● May 8, 2020
If you look at the things which are seen, which are mostly in view when birthrights are in question, Esau, the hardly used man, the victim, had most unquestionably the preferable lot.
From Misread Passage of Scriptures by James Baldwin Brown
