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PRIMOGENITURE

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1. The state of being the first-born among several children of the same parents; seniority by birth in the same family. 8. The superior or exclusive right possessed by the eldest son, and particularly, his right to succeed to the estate of his ancestor, In right of his seniority by birth, to the exclusion of younger sons. … [Read more...]

PRIMATE

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A chief ecclesiastic; part of the style and title of an archbishop. Thus, the archbishop of Canterbury is styled "Primate of all England;" the archbishop of York la "Primate of England." Wharton. … [Read more...]

PRIMOGENITUS

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Latin: In old English law. A first-born or eldest son. Bract fol. … [Read more...]

PRIME

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The most important. Preferred. First. Fr. In French law. The price of the risk assumed by an insurer; premium of insurance. … [Read more...]

PRIME (VERB)

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v. To stand first or paramount to take precedence or priority of; to outrank; as, in the sentence "taxes prime all other liens." … [Read more...]

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