birthright
pronunciation
How to pronounce birthright in British English:
UK [ˈbɜ:θraɪt]
How to pronounce birthright in American English:
US [ˈbəθˌraɪt]
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- Noun:
- a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth
- an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
- personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
Word Origin
- birthright (n.)
- also birth-right, 1530s, from birth (n.) + right (n.). Used as an adjective from 1650s, especially by Quakers.
Example
- 1. The project is called birthright israel .
- 2. Either we teach the young to understand and appreciate their freedom , or we cheat them of their birthright .
- 3. The philippines shows how easily one can squander one 's demographic birthright .
- 4. Cheap , flexible mortgages are viewed as a birthright in america , but the white paper acknowledges that they misallocate capital .
- 5. That is a stark message both for westerners and increasingly for asians , many of whom are coming to see a western lifestyle as a birthright .