GRE Word List

PRIMOGENITURE

the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents

The meaning of the word primogeniture is the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.

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curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive