postremogeniture

[ po-stree-moh-jen-i-cher, -choor ]

noun

, Law.

1. a system of inheritance under which the estate of a deceased person goes to his youngest son.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postremogeniture¹

First recorded in 2000–05; from Latin postrēm(us) “last, final” (superlative of posterus “coming after, future”) + -o- + geniture

Example Sentences

Associated word: postremogeniture. youth, n. juvenility, youthfulness; adolescence, teens, minority, nonage, juniority; young man, lad, boy, stipling, cadet, minor, juvenile, adolescent.

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