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I take it that this question refers to the concept of the eldest child of a decedent receiving all or a greater share of the estate than younger children. This no longer happens in today's world, because it violates the equal protection provisions of the Constitution. (Although a parent is absolutely free to give the eldest son everything in a will.) This concept, called "primogeniture", existed in feudal societies where titles of nobility and lands passed to one child only, because the title of nobility could not be shared among several people and along with the title went the property.
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