English noun: birthright | |||
1. | birthright (attribute) a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth | ||
Samples | Free public education is the birthright of every American child. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heritage, inheritance | ||
2. | birthright (possession) an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | ||
Synonyms | patrimony | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heritage, inheritance | ||
3. | birthright (attribute) personal characteristics that are inherited at birth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heritage, inheritance | ||