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primogeniture (c.1300)

primogeniture (c.1300)

 
  FEW:  primogenitus 9,381a Gdf: GdfC:  primogeniture 10,418a TL: primogeniture 7,1859 DEAF:  primogenit (primogeniture)  DMF:  primogéniture  TLF:  primogéniture  OED:  primogeniture n.  MED: DMLBS:  primogenitura 2460c

s.

lawkinshipprimogeniture, the firstborn child’s right to inheritance and succession
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Lors dist Jacob: 'Vols tu jurer De l'heritage feffer saunz chalenger, Aprés la mort tis pere, de terre pleyn pee?' Pur un poy de manger dunt luy ad ju[ré], Qe luy pout valer il ne prist cure Quant mort ert sun pere, la primogeniture'  Genèse 542

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See also:

primogenitus 
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primogeniture