birthright (redirected from birthrights)

birth·right  (bûrthrt)

n.

1. A right, possession, or privilege that is one's due by birth. See Synonyms at right.

2. A special privilege accorded a firstborn.

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birthright [ˈbɜːθˌraɪt]

n

1. privileges or possessions that a person has or is believed to be entitled to as soon as he is born

2. the privileges or possessions of a first-born son

3. inheritance; patrimony

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	birthright - a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child" heritage, inheritance - any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
	2.	birthright - an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) patrimony inheritance, heritage - that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
	3.	birthright - personal characteristics that are inherited at birth heritage, inheritance - any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"

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birthright

noun right, due, heritage, privilege, patrimony Freedom is the natural birthright of every human.

Translations

birthright [ˈbɜːθraɪt] N → derechos mpl de nacimiento (fig) → patrimonio m, herencia f
it is the birthright of every Englishman → pertenece por derecho natural a todo inglés, es el patrimonio de todo inglés
to sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage → vender su primogenitura por un plato de lentejas

birthright [ˈbɜː^rθraɪt] n → droit m de naissance
birth sign n (= sign of the zodiac) → signe m de naissance
What's your birth sign?
BUT Vous êtes de quel signe?.
birth weight n [newborn baby] → poids m de naissance

birthright [ˈbɜːθˌraɪt] n (fig) → diritto di nascita

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birthright [ˈbɜːθˌraɪt] n (fig) → diritto di nascita