Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Privilege of birth; that which belongs to one by birth; birthright.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The land of one's birth; one's inheritance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The land of one's birth.
- noun One's
inheritance ;birthright .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Our birthdom, or birthright, says he, lies on the ground, let us, like men who are to fight for what is dearest to them, not abandon it, but stand over it and defend it.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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Our birthdom, or birthright, says he, lies on the ground, let us, like men who are to fight for what is dearest to them, not abandon it, but stand over it and defend it.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Samuel Johnson 1746
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IV. iii.2 (500,9) Let us rather/Hold fast the mortal sword; and, like good men,/Bestride our down-faln birthdom] In former editions,
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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