Meanings
nounsecundogeniture (plural secundogenitures)
plural secundogenitures
- The condition of being secondborn
- A right of inheritance belonging to a second son.
- A property or possession so inherited.
The kingdom of Naples […] was constituted a secundo-geniture of Spain.
1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume (please specify |volume=I to X), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company [et al.], →OCLC
Origin
- New Latinsecundōgenitūra
- Englishsecundogeniture
From New Latin secundōgenitūra.
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APA
secundogeniture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secundogeniture
MLA
“secundogeniture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secundogeniture. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secundogeniture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secundogeniture.
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