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porphyrogeniture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
por-phy-ro-gen-i-ture
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the principle of royal succession in which the first son born after his father's accession to the throne has the first claim, even if he has older brothers who were born before the father's crowning.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

born in the purple

Frequently Paired Words

porphyrogenite porphyry primogeniture born in the purple

Questions

What does porphyrogeniture mean?
the principle of royal succession in which the first son born after his father's accession to the throne has the first claim, even if he has older brothers who were born before the father's crowning.

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