borough English
Patrilineal ultimogeniturePatrilineal ultimogeniture; inheritance by the youngest surviving male child.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, historical, uncountable)Patrilineal ultimogeniture; inheritance by the youngest surviving male child.
More definitions
- a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable