birthright | ||
1. | [ noun ] a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth | |
Examples: | "free public education is the birthright of every American child" |
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Related terms: | inheritance | |
2. | [ noun ] an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | |
Synonyms: | patrimony | |
Related terms: | inheritance inheritance | |
3. | [ noun ] personal characteristics that are inherited at birth | |
Related terms: | inheritance | |
Similar spelling: |
birthroot birthrate birthwort |