Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porphyrogenitism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: por-phy-ro-genitism
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principle of succession in royal families, especially among the Eastern Roman emperors, by which a younger son, if born after the accession of his father to the throne, was preferred to an elder son who was born prior to it.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The doctrine of Porphyrogenitism, congenial to popular sentiment, and not without some foundation in principle, prevailed influentially and widely in many countries."
"The only legitimate spouse for a Ptolemy was a princess of the royal house, and generally a daughter not of a crown prince, but of a consecrated king. The evidence of this porphyrogenitism in the dynasty is quite clear."

Etymology

From porphyrogenite + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: porphyrogenite

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does porphyrogenitism mean?: The principle of succession in royal families, especially among the Eastern Roman emperors, by which a younger son, if born after the accession of his father to the throne, was preferred to an elder son who was born prior to it.
Where does porphyrogenitism come from?: From porphyrogenite + -ism.

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