birthright

plural birthrights

1. Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.

   Freedom of speech is our birthright.

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   Not only has suburban life separated the great concentrated masses of our people from their birthright of meadows, fields and woods; of Nature, in her untamed splendour and mystery, most of them have never had so much as a momentary glimpse.

   1922, Eleanour Sinclair Rohde, The Old English Herbals, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 13

   Though it's the birthright of man to unify and live his life as one / A whisper of the word will let you soar with your soul

   1973, “California Saga (The Beaks Of Eagles)”, in Robinson Jeffers (lyrics), Holland, performed by The Beach Boys

   But a practically solo sequence of Dany walking through her old empty house without saying anything for minutes on end is, let’s say, a lot to ask of Emilia Clarke. She’s back at Dragonstone to reclaim her birthright, the seven or so kingdoms.

   2017 July 16, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2017

   For one, it clearly states that American citizenship is a birthright for all people who are born on American soil — something that President Donald Trump has announced he wants to end.

   2025 January 21, AJ Willingham, “What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship”, in CNN

   Flexible work hours are now regarded as a birthright by many employees.

   2026 September 5, Jo Ellison, “Meet the office influencers”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20