Etymology

postremogeniture

Today it means: Inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture. Full definition →

Latin postrēmōgenitus
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  1. Latin · derived frompostrēmus“[person who is] last”
  2. Latin · derived frompostrēmōgenitus“last-born”
  3. English todaypostremogeniture

First attested in 1865; either Latin postrēmōgenitus (“last-born”) + English -ure or the compounding in English of the Latin postrēmus (“[person who is] last”) + genitūra, in both cases after English primogeniture; compare postreme.

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