Italian

Noun

primogenitura f ‎(plural primogeniture)

1. primogeniture

Related terms

• primogenito

Latin

Etymology

Formed from the Classical Latin roots prīmōgenitus ‎(“first-born”) +‎ -ūra (suffix forming nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /priː.moː.ɡe.niˈtuː.ra/, [priː.moː.ɡɛ.nɪˈtuː.ra]

Noun

prīmōgenitūra f ‎(genitive prīmōgenitūrae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) primogeniture (inheritance by the first-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office)

Declension

First declension.

Synonyms

• (primogeniture): prīmōgenita (Late Latin)

References

• PRIMOGENITURA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• “primogenitura” on page 849/1 of Jan Frederik Niermeyer’s Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus (1976)

Spanish

Noun

primogenitura f ‎(uncountable)

1. primogeniture

Related terms

• primogénito