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- noun A
right ofinheritance belonging to asecond son . - noun A
property orpossession so inherited.
Etymologies
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Examples
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All the Netherlands would be then formed into a secundogeniture for Spain, and the first sovereign would be the husband of a French princess.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1600-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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All the Netherlands would be then formed into a secundogeniture for Spain, and the first sovereign would be the husband of a French princess.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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All the Netherlands would be then formed into a secundogeniture for Spain, and the first sovereign would be the husband of a French princess.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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All the Netherlands would be then formed into a secundogeniture for Spain, and the first sovereign would be the husband of a French princess.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1608b John Lothrop Motley 1845
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