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Ultimogeniture (or) Borough Inheritance ~ The Youngest “Keeps the Hearth”

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Yesterday, we looked at Primogeniture, a procedure where the first born (usually the first born male) inherits everything, but what do you know of Ultimogeniture? Ultimogeniture, also known as postremogeniture or junior right, is the tradition of inheritance by the … Continue reading →

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