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
Now is the time to fulfill the birthrights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness called for in the Declaration of Independence.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
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
We all know instances of brilliant lawyers and powerful men who have thus sold their birthrights for messes of pottage.
From The Young Man and the World by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
