ultimogeniture
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prettygoodwordultimogeniture (uhl-tuh-moh-JEN-i-cher, uhl-tuh-moh-JEN-i-choor) - n., a system of inheritance in which the youngest son or youngest child inherits an estate.
Also called postremogeniture and, during the middle ages, borough-English. Contrast with the much more common primogeniture, inheritance by the oldest. As a custom, ultimogeniture tends to occur in places where the youngest child is expected to "keep the hearth" by staying home and maintaining the parents, while the older children go out into the world and make something of themselves. Coined in 1882 from Latin roots ultimus, last + (primo)geniture.
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Also called postremogeniture and, during the middle ages, borough-English. Contrast with the much more common primogeniture, inheritance by the oldest. As a custom, ultimogeniture tends to occur in places where the youngest child is expected to "keep the hearth" by staying home and maintaining the parents, while the older children go out into the world and make something of themselves. Coined in 1882 from Latin roots ultimus, last + (primo)geniture.
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