birthright
Valid in Scrabble
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- 19
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- 19
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Definition of birthright
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.
“Not only has suburban life separated the great concentrated masses of our people from their birthright of meadows, fields and woods; of Nature, in her untamed splendour and mystery, most of them have never had so much as a momentary glimpse.”
“Though it's the birthright of man to unify and live his life as one / A whisper of the word will let you soar with your soul”
“But a practically solo sequence of Dany walking through her old empty house without saying anything for minutes on end is, let’s say, a lot to ask of Emilia Clarke. She’s back at Dragonstone to reclaim her birthright, the seven or so kingdoms.”
“For one, it clearly states that American citizenship is a birthright for all people who are born on American soil — something that President Donald Trump has announced he wants to end.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From birth + right. Compare West Frisian berterjocht (“birthright”), Dutch geboorterecht (“birthright”), German Geburtsrecht (“birthright”). Compare also Icelandic frumburðarréttur (“birthright”).
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