ultimogenituren.
/ˌʌltᵻmə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻtʃə/, U.S. /ˌəltəˌmoʊˈdʒɛnəˌtʃʊ(ə)r/, /ˌəltəˌmoʊˈdʒɛnətʃər/ The mode of succession by which the right of inheritance pertains to the youngest of a family, as in borough-english.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > [noun] > hereditary > right of youngest
Borough-English1327
borough-kind1577
borough-tenurea1670
juniority1882
junior-right1882
ultimogeniture1882
1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. 185 ‘Ultimogeniture,’ the awkward term proposed by the Real Property Commissioners of the last generation.
1883 Gomme in Athenæum 29 Dec. 865/3 The divergent lines of succession known as ultimogeniture and primogeniture.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1882