Primogeniture in United States
Primogeniture Definition
The state of being first born; the eldest. Formerly primogeniture gave a title in cases of descent to the oldest son in preference to the other children. This unjust distinction has been generally abolished in the United States.
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The state of being first born; the eldest. Formerly primogeniture gave a title in cases of descent to the oldest son in preference to the other children. This unjust distinction has been generally abolished in the United States.
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An ancient common law of descent in which the oldest son inherits all property of the deceased father.
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See Also
Birth Order; Kinship; Sibling Relationships
Entail of Estate ; Land Policy.
Further Reading (Books)
arensberg, c. m., and kimball, s. t. (1968). family andcommunity in ireland, 2nd edition. cambridge, ma: harvard university press.
goldman, i. (1970). ancient polynesian society. chicago: university of chicago press.
goody, j. (1983). the development of the family andmarriage in europe. cambridge, uk: cambridge university press.
kolenda, p. (1968). “region, caste, and family structure: a comparative study of the indian ‘joint’ family.” in structure and change in indian society, ed. m. yinger and s. cohn. chicago: aldine.
Other Resource
rheinstein, m., and glendon, m. a. (1994_2002). “inheritance.” britannica 2002 deluxe edition cd-rom. http://britannica.com inc.
john barker
Brewer, Holly. “Entailing Aristocracy in Colonial Virginia: ‘Ancient Feudal Restraints’ and Revolutionary Reform.” William and Mary Quarterly. 54, no. 2 (April 1997): 307_346.
Cantor, Norman F. Imagining the Law: Common Law and the Foundations of the American Legal System. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Haskins, George Lee. Law and Authority in Early Massachusetts: A Study in Tradition and Design. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1968. The original edition was published in 1960.
Morris, Richard B. Studies in the History of American Law, with Special Reference to the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2d ed. Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law, no. 316. Philadelphia: J. M. Mitchell, 1959. The original edition was published in 1930.
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Further Reading (Articles)
Playing with Genesis: Sonship, Liberty, and Primogeniture in Sense and Sensibility, Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal; January 1, 2011; Tarpley, Joyce Kerr
Aphra Behn, Mary Pix, and the Sexual Politics of Primogeniture, The Scriblerian and the Kit-Cats; October 1, 2002; Anonymous
Kent and primogeniture in king lear.(Critical essay), Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900; March 22, 2008; Cooley, Ronald W.
Of Print and Primogeniture, or, the Curse of Firsts, African American Review; December 22, 2006; Zafar, Rafia
Primacy of Primogeniture, The Washington Post; November 11, 1995
Birth Marks: the Tragedy of Primogeniture in Pierre Corneille, Thomas Corneille and Jean Racine.(Review), The Modern Language Review; October 1, 2001; Clarke, David
Kent and Primogeniture in King Lear, Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900; March 22, 2008; Cooley, Ronald W.
primogeniture, Webster’s NewWorld Dictionary; January 1, 1988
Primogeniture rules, OK? Reliance Industries.(Family trouble at India’s Reliance group), The Economist (US); November 27, 2004
Wordsworth on covenants, “heart conditions,” primogeniture, remains, and the ties that bind in “Michael” and elsewhere. (William Wordsworth), Criticism; March 22, 1998; Peterfreund, Stuart
Myth, primogeniture and long distance trade-friends in Northwest New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Oceania; July 1, 2007; McPherson, Naomi
Psychology: A Downside to Primogeniture, The Washington Post; February 19, 1990; Malcolm Gladwell
what if diana had had girls?, The Herald; August 29, 1998; Katie Grant
AMERICA IS EXCEPTIONAL FOR THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF ITS FORTUNES–AND FOR THE FACT THAT THEY DON’T SEEM TO LAST. JOHN STEELE GORDON TAKES A LOOK AT THE NATION’S CURIOUS LACK OF DYNASTIC WEALTH. States News Service; November 25, 2011
Where there’s a will… The Spectator; April 16, 201
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Time for reason to rule in the outdated royal family, The Herald; December 14, 2004; MELANIE REID
Happy People Buckle Up ; and More Surprising Insights from the Social Sciences, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); May 11, 2014; Lewis, Kevin
Inheritance, Encyclopedia of the New American Nation; January 1, 2006
Women, Property, and the Letters of the Law in Early Modern England.(Book review), Shakespeare Studies; January 1, 2006; Jordan, Constance
Gender Victorious. Giving Women the Chance to Succeed May Not Be So Easy; Well Done Ma’am: Elizabeth Has Been a Brilliant Queen, Daily Mail (London); April 21, 2008