Ultimogeniture, also known as postremogeniture or junior right, is the tradition of inheritance by the last-born child of a privileged position in a parent's wealth or office. The source lead states that the tradition has been far rarer historically than primogeniture or partible inheritance. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Ultimogeniture, also known as postremogeniture or junior right, is the tradition of inheritance by the last-born of a privileged position in a parent's wealth or office.
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