birthright

(bûrth'rīt')
n.

1. A right, possession, or privilege that is one's due by birth. See synonyms at right.
2. A special privilege accorded a firstborn.

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noun

1. A privilege granted a person, as by virtue of birth: appanage, perquisite, prerogative, right. Law droit. See owned/unowned.
2. Any special privilege accorded a firstborn: heritage, inheritance, legacy, patrimony. See owned/unowned.

Birthright (1910), a two-act play by T. C. Murray on the Cain and Abel theme and dealing with a fratricidal conflict over the inheritance of a farm in Co. Cork, first performed at the Abbey Theatre.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fødselsret

Nederlands (Dutch)
(eerst)geboorte- recht

Français (French)
n. - droit (acquis à la naissance), droit d'aînesse

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Erst)geburtsrecht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κληρονομικό δικαίωμα, πρωτοτόκια

Italiano (Italian)
diritto di nascita

Português (Portuguese)
n. - direito (m) inato, direito (m) de primogenitura

Русский (Russian)
право особенно первородства

Español (Spanish)
n. - derechos de nacimiento, patrimonio, derechos de primogenitura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förstfödslorätt, medfödd rätt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生来就有的权利, 长子继承权

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生來就有的權利, 長子繼承權

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 타고난 권리, 장자 상속권

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生得権

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حق مكتسب بالولادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זכות מלידה‬

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