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a.) The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family.

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	a.) The ~~exclusive right~~ of ~~inheritance which belongs to~~ the ~~eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of the father belongs to the eldest son, and in the royal family the eldest son~~ of the ~~sovereign is entitled to the throne~~ by ~~primogeniture. In exceptional cases,~~ among ~~the female~~ children~~, the crown descends by right~~ of ~~primogeniture to~~ the ~~eldest daughter only and her issue~~.		a.) The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family.