Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postremogeniture

/ˌpɑstɹimoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: postremogen-i-ture
IPA: /ˌpɑstɹimoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The general rule of the equal partition of property, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, suffers exception in the law of juveigneurie, or, as it may be called, postremogeniture, which confers, not on the eldest of children, but on the youngest, the paternal mansion."

Etymology

First attested in 1865; either Latin postrēmōgenitus (“last-born”) + English -ure or the compounding in English of the Latin postrēmus (“[person who is] last”) + genitūra, in both cases after primogeniture; compare postreme.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: postrēmōgenitus, postrēmus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɑstɹimoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/
British English: /ˌpɒstɹiːməʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

primogeniture

Questions

How do you pronounce postremogeniture?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑstɹimoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/.
What does postremogeniture mean?: Inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.
Where does postremogeniture come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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