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birthright

birth·right

UK/ˈbɜːθ.ɹaɪt/ US/ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth

  • “free public education is the birthright of every American child”
2.
3.

personal characteristics that are inherited at birth

Origin

From birth + right. Compare West Frisian berterjocht (“birthright”), Dutch geboorterecht (“birthright”), German Geburtsrecht (“birthright”). Compare also Icelandic frumburðarréttur (“birthright”).

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