Medieval glossary. 2014.
Ultimogeniture — Ultimogeniture, also known as postremogeniture or junior right, is the tradition of inheritance by the last born of the entirety of, or a privileged position in, a parent s wealth, estate or office. The tradition has been far rarer historically… … Wikipedia
ultimogéniture — ● ultimogéniture nom féminin Régime des sociétés dans lesquelles le dernier né a droit à l héritage familial … Encyclopédie Universelle
ultimogeniture — [ul΄tə mō jen′ə chər] n. [< L ultimus, last + geniture as in PRIMOGENITURE] inheritance or succession by the youngest son of the family … English World dictionary
ultimogeniture — noun Etymology: Latin ultimus last + English primogeniture Date: 1882 a system of inheritance by which the youngest child succeeds to the estate … New Collegiate Dictionary
ultimogeniture — ultimogenitary /ul teuh moh jen i ter ee/, adj. /ul teuh moh jen i cheuhr, choor /, n. postremogeniture. [1880 85; < L ultim(us) (see ULTIMA) + (PRIM)OGENITURE] * * * … Universalium
ultimogeniture — noun A system of inheritance in which the youngest son or youngest child inherits an estate … Wiktionary
ultimogeniture — n. inheritance by the youngest son … English contemporary dictionary
ultimogeniture — ul·ti·mo·geniture … English syllables
ultimogeniture — Inheritance by the youngest son … Grandiloquent dictionary
ultimogeniture — /ʌltəmoʊˈdʒɛnətʃə/ (say ultuhmoh jenuhchuh) noun the principle of undivided inheritance or succession by the youngest son (distinguished from primogeniture). {ultimo (combining form representing Latin ultimus last) + (primo)geniture} …
