ultimogeniture

[ uhl-tuh-moh-jen-i-cher, -choor ]

/ ˌʌl tə moʊˈdʒɛn ɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

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noun

postremogeniture.

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Origin of ultimogeniture

1880–85; <Latin ultim(us) (see ultima) + (prim)ogeniture

OTHER WORDS FROM ultimogeniture

ul·ti·mo·gen·i·tar·y

[uhl-tuh-moh-jen-i-ter-ee], /ˌʌl tə moʊˈdʒɛn ɪˌtɛr i/, adjective

Words nearby ultimogeniture

ultimately, ultimate strength, ultima Thule, ultimatum, ultimo, ultimogeniture, ultisol, ulto., ultra, ultrabasic, ultracentrifuge

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British Dictionary definitions for ultimogeniture

ultimogeniture

/ (ˌʌltɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtʃə) /

noun law

a principle of inheritance whereby the youngest son succeeds to the estate of his ancestorCompare primogeniture

another name for borough-English

Word Origin for ultimogeniture

C19: ultimo- from Latin ultimus last + Late Latin genitura a birth

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