Postremogeniture


[po-stree-moh-jen-i-cher, -choo r] /pɒˌstri moʊˈdʒɛn ɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/

noun, Law.
1.
a system of inheritance under which the estate of a deceased person goes to his youngest son.
Also called ultimogeniture.
Compare (def 2).

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