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noun 
  1. the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
  2. an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son
In the Bible, Jacob envied Esau's .
Translations: 
  • Italian: maggiorasco
Etymology: Late Latin primogenitura, from Latin primus + genitura birth, from genitus, past participle of gignere

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