pri·mo·gen·i·ture

(prī′mō-jĕn′ĭ-cho͝or′)

1. The state of being the firstborn or eldest child of the same parents.

2. Law The right of the eldest child, especially the eldest son, to inherit the entire estate of one or both parents.

[Late Latin prīmōgenitūra : Latin prīmō, at first (from prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots) + Latin genitūra, birth (from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see genə- in Indo-European roots).]

pri′mo·gen′i·tar′y (-jĕn′ĭ-tĕr′ē), pri′mo·gen′i·tal (-təl) adj.

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primogenital

(ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪtəl) or

primogenitive

adj

relating to primogeniture

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(105) The 1966 Endangered Species Preservation Act (ESPA or 1966 Act)--the primogenital species protection statute--represented the first congressional recognition of increasing human impacts to native species.

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