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birthright

/'bɜrθ,raɪt/

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noun
an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
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patrimony

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heritage inheritance
noun
a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth
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"free public education is the birthright of every American child"

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heritage inheritance
noun
personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
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heritage inheritance

Definition that contains birthright

esau (Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage