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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Thoughts for a Thursday...

Primogeniture is the word I've come across this week that I didn't know, so I'm sharing a definition with you here...


pri·mo·gen·i·ture

 noun \-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\

Definition of PRIMOGENITURE

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

Origin of PRIMOGENITURE

Late Latin primogenitura, from Latin primus + geniturabirth, from genitus, past participle of gignere
First Known Use: 1602


What words have you come across that you had to look up?

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