primogeniture
pronunciation
UK [ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒenɪtʃə(r)]
US [ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒenɪtʃə(r)]
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- n.
- 长子身份，长子继承权
- 长嗣继承制
Word Origin
primogeniture 长子身份
来自prime,第一的，首先的，-gen,生育，出生，词源同gene,generate.引申词义长子，长子身份。
Example
- 1. The royal couple needn 't worry if their baby is a girl : the government has been seeking to scrap the so-called rule of primogeniture , which hands the throne to a boy where possible .
- 如果生个女儿，威廉王子夫妇也无需担心：政府一直试图废除所谓的长子继承权规定，根据该规定，王位将由儿子优先继承。
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