| 单词 | primogeniture |
| 例句 | In Virginia, however, laws abolishing primogeniture and entail had been passed during the Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z While Hiccup must embrace the political office foisted on him by that primogeniture, Baruchel is a sceptical protectionist disillusioned by mainstream politics. Jay Baruchel: 'We're being reduced to a planet of serfs' 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z This is a place that values male strength and primogeniture. Ryan Condal Was Surprised People Liked ‘House of the Dragon’ So Quickly 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z And though the caretakers of the International List claim theirs is the only true list, since it was the first, there’s nothing that says primogeniture equals ownership in this particular case. What Does Being Best Dressed Mean? 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z A theme of that book was the law of primogeniture, and the bitterness of the disinherited. The story of the Sackvilles 2014-04-24T04:00:00Z For younger sons, who had little hope of inheriting family lands or wealth under the rule of primogeniture, a seven-year apprenticeship in Aleppo was a path to wealth and position as a merchant trader. The More We Learn About ‘Dido and Aeneas,’ the Less We Know 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The book’s title is a play on the phrase “heir and spare,” referring to Harry’s diminished status as the younger brother in a monarchy where succession is governed by primogeniture. Prince Harry Writes of Physical Attack by His Brother, According to Report 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Owing to the laws of primogeniture, she is 16th in the line of succession to the throne. Princess Anne’s Influence, and Workload, Rises in a Slimmed-Down Royal Family 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Victoria privately believed that her eldest daughter would make a better ruler than her eldest son, Chernock said, but she never attempted to challenge male primogeniture publicly. Queen Elizabeth, and the Power and Limitations of Inspiring Women 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Following the rule of primogeniture, the eldest sons of members inherited their fathers’ memberships. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Virginia law followed primogeniture and awarded a father’s land to his oldest son unless a will directed otherwise. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It’s possible in the post-Hearst world to escape into a more ordinary and purposeful life than the slow suffocation of palace and primogeniture. Opinion | Meghan Markle never understood royal stardom 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z For all of Anne’s responsibilities, a superannuated law on male royal primogeniture puts limits on her role. Princess Anne’s Influence, and Workload, Rises in a Slimmed-Down Royal Family 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Any system of primogeniture — the transmission of power from firstborn to firstborn — creates a tough reality. Opinion | Harry and Meghan show us what happens when you have ‘an heir and a spare’ 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z They banned inherited titles of nobility - duke and earl and the like - and prohibited the European inheritance practices of primogeniture and entail, by which massive estates were handed down through generations. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z In a story about the primogeniture laws of Regency England and the marital prospects of two impoverished gentlewomen? Review: This multicultural 'Sense and Sensibility' re-imagines Jane Austen's portrait of the foolish but redeemable heart 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The sale to Disney seems designed to avoid factionalism with the oldest of solutions: primogeniture. Rupert Murdoch: Will this prove to be the media king’s last act? 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Generally speaking, the law of primogeniture seems to govern the Iron Throne, which females can claim in the event of no male heir. Game of Thrones: Who is the true heir? - BBC News 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z That structure, though fictional, is rooted in the longstanding real-world practice known as primogeniture. The True History Behind Ramsay Bolton's Shocking Move on 'Game of Thrones' 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Only primogeniture can save her now, and she is seen on her knees before bedtime “ardently praying for a brother”, according to Countess Strathmore, her maternal grandmother. The Queen at 90: across the decades 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The Democrats became the party of primogeniture, the Republicans of rebellion. Primary Preview: The Brawl vs. the Blob 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Britain in 2013 introduced legal changes to end a centuries-old "male primogeniture" rule that puts boys before girls in the line of succession. 5 things to know about the new royal baby 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z It is entirely possible that she would follow "tradition" and defer to him, following the lines of primogeniture. Game of Thrones: Who is the true heir? - BBC News 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z In the U.S., abolishing residual British primogeniture law was an early priority after the Revolution. The True History Behind Ramsay Bolton's Shocking Move on 'Game of Thrones' 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The main weakness is that too many of Britain’s family-owned firms still prefer primogeniture over meritocracy to select their top bosses, three times as often as German family-run firms do. Mind the gap 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Under the former rules of male primogeniture, royal sons took precedence over their female siblings, including first-born royal daughters. New rules on royal succession come into force 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Under Saudi Arabia’s’ complicated system, power is not passed by primogeniture. Ail the king 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Currently, the laws of primogeniture apply to estates, so the firstborn son inherits. Tories brand land plans 'horrifying' 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z For noble families, primogeniture was often coupled with an entail linking an estate and a title. The True History Behind Ramsay Bolton's Shocking Move on 'Game of Thrones' 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Britain’s abnormally large number of poorly managed companies is in part the result of its tradition of primogeniture. Schumpeter: Measuring management 2014-01-16T16:00:01Z Thanks to recent changes in the 300-year-old rules of royal primogeniture, a first-born female may now succeed to the throne without being nudged aside in favor of a younger brother. Royal Baby on the Way: Prince William's Wife Kate in Early Stages of Labor 2013-07-22T12:20:30Z New legislation would end the principle of male primogeniture. MP argues for Princess of Wales 2013-01-22T10:04:58Z New legislation would end the principle of male primogeniture as well as rules barring the sovereign and prospective heirs from marrying a Catholic. MPs to debate royal succession 2013-01-22T03:36:36Z He is now sixty-five years old, and has thirty sons, so that the question of succession is somewhat difficult, as there is no order of primogeniture. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The law which gives impulse and support to the custom of primogeniture is certain to go, and with it another prop of the mediæval superstition. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The crown is hereditary in both the male and the female line according to primogeniture; but it is only in default of male heirs that females can come to the throne. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The law of inheritance is remarkable in two respects; primogeniture is not privileged, and in most cases the share of a female is half that of a male in the same degree of relationship. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Born with a belief in human brotherhood and a love for human freedom, he turned his attention in the Virginia Legislature to the repeal of the laws of entail and primogeniture, derived from England. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z The article opposes the "primogeniture" practised by the US and developed countries in Europe over the leadership of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. China media: Wen on the military 2012-02-28T04:56:03Z The succession to the throne is hereditary in the order of primogeniture in the male line of the house of Habsburg-Lorraine; and failing this, in the female line. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z All descendants of the patriarch who had given the name to the tribe gave a willing obedience to his nearest descendants, for the claims of primogeniture were sacred. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In the first place, the Crusades represent the attempt of a feudal system, bound under the law of primogeniture to dispose of its younger sons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The abolition of primogeniture, and equal partition of inheritances, removed the feudal and unnatural distinctions which made one member of every family rich and all the rest poor.... Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Mordecai was the oldest son, and his father having been killed by the Indians before the law of primogeniture was repealed, he inherited a very competent estate. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z "Such as primogeniture and the continuous entail," I suggested. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z The primogeniture of the Sidonians was afterwards explained to mean that the origin of their city, Sidon, belonged to the oldest period. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z I passed through experiences of this kind many years ago, and always found that the laws of primogeniture cannot be lightly set aside. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Having introduced the principle of primogeniture into Calenberg in 1682, Ernest determined to secure for himself the position of an elector, and the condition of Europe and the exigencies of the emperor favoured his pretensions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Amongst these, the feudal curse of primogeniture, as "part and parcel of the law," stands prominent in bad eminence. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z Origin of the law of primogeniture under the feudal government, ib. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z Under the Colonial law of primogeniture, his extensive holdings of land therefore went to his eldest son. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z Then, down comes primogeniture, then the union of state and church, then the prestige of royalty. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z In the northern and central districts society was cast in the Peruvian mold, a reproduction of Spanish civilization, aristocrats adopting primogeniture and, in modified form, the feudal régime of the encomenderos. The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic 2011-11-24T03:00:43.903Z Prime Minister David Cameron to announce that he was going to change the ancient laws of primogeniture and succession to the British throne. Every Man a King? U.K.’s Better Off With Its Queens: A.A. Gill 2011-11-14T01:24:13Z James, by the right of primogeniture that prevails among most families of children, was given the first choice, and picked out the purple one. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z It's just the age-old Norman practice of male primogeniture, enshrined in English common law. First Come, First Crowned: The British Monarchy Gets Modern 2011-10-31T06:00:00Z But it is when primogeniture is touched upon, or the neutrality of England in the late war criticised, that the bellowing of the sacred bulls becomes a brazen thunder. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z To these princes were given sovereign rights in their dominions, which were declared indivisible and were to pass according to the rule of primogeniture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The decision to overturn the centuries-old tradition known as primogeniture was accompanied by the scrapping of a constitutional prohibition on the monarch’s marrying a Roman Catholic. Rule of Male Succession to British Monarchy Is Abolished 2011-10-28T18:29:20Z The imperial dignity is hereditary in the line of Hohenzollern, and follows the law of primogeniture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z While the monarchy modernizes, the English aristocracy has shown no signs of changing its laws of primogeniture that put young lords before ladies. First Come, First Crowned: The British Monarchy Gets Modern 2011-10-31T06:00:00Z On these two stones the order of the names was according to primogeniture, and this, it is likely, would apply to the breastplate also. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The law of primogeniture had not yet been enacted. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z It must either be by divine promise; or by the father's will, or it must come by propagation from the first ruler, by a right of the primogeniture; but none of these can be. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z The Englishman in England is but the elder brother of the Anglo-Saxon elsewhere; and by no right of primogeniture does he control the language which is our birthright. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z And so, in an overdue nod to modernity, the rules of royal primogeniture have been altered to allow a first-born female to succeed the throne. First Come, First Crowned: The British Monarchy Gets Modern 2011-10-31T06:00:00Z As Van Reenen and his colleagues put it: "Many family-owned firms adopt a rule of primogeniture, so the eldest son becomes the chief executive, regardless of talent considerations." When you run a multinational like News Corp as a family fiefdom, expect to run into trouble 2011-07-23T23:01:07Z And this state of things is the consequence of the law of primogeniture, says the ignorant reformer. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z The supremacy claimed here on the score of strength, "by so much I am beyond gods and men," is elsewhere based on primogeniture,*** though in Hesiod Zeus is the youngest of the sons of Cronos. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The great name and estate are not handed down by primogeniture from father to son. Teaching the Child Patriotism 2011-07-03T02:00:11.747Z The principle of primogeniture, or the special right of the eldest son, was not fixed in those times. Studies in Old Testament History 2011-06-17T02:00:16.420Z Even Ronald Reagan, for all the revolutionary talk, was the primogeniture candidate in 1980, the next in line after Gerald Ford. Outsiders vs. Insiders: The Struggle for the Soul of the GOP 2011-06-16T10:10:00Z The U.S. was born in violent opposition to much of what the British royal family represents: dynastic power, primogeniture, a state religion. A TIME Gala and A Royal Wedding 2011-04-29T23:05:00Z In 2005 a parliamentarian proposed to end the system of male primogeniture and allow daughters to succeed to the throne ahead of their younger brothers. The Problem with Princes 2011-04-29T17:20:00Z And three of the points which have been most discussed, and which now are nearest settlement, are the custom of primogeniture, the law of entail, and the enactments relating to transfer. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z At present, the law of primogeniture means male heirs accede to the throne before any older sisters. Royal succession reform discussed 2011-04-16T12:28:28Z This would be under plans, backed by Deputy PM Nick Clegg, to scrap the principle of male primogeniture, the Telegraph reports on its front page. Newspaper review 2011-04-16T05:00:58Z The order of all these is similar to that which appertains to European primogeniture. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Here his Lordship sighed, but not too deeply, for he remembered that the law of primogeniture is the sworn enemy to grief. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z In actual working, however, it did not affect the largest estates but the smallest, and primogeniture was thus a question touching much more closely those of moderate means than the possessors of great wealth. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z Under the English law of primogeniture, bolstered by local statutes since the organization of the colony, the family plantation had descended to the eldest son, the law prohibiting its sale or encumbrance. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z For instance, the right of primogeniture, abolished by the Revolution, was re-established. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The established usage in respect of the Imperial succession of Japan has always been in the main that of primogeniture on male lines. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The absence of laws of entail and primogeniture may prevent it; yet we fear the worst; for, despite the laws of equal inheritance and distribution, wealth is accumulating in few hands, and pauperism is increasing. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z As to the fourth, there is no practical disagreement among leading politicians on both sides regarding the desirability of doing away with the custom of primogeniture, as enforced by law. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z The crown, although hereditary in the house of Solomon, is elective by will at each decease, and the eldest born can assert no exclusive title to succession by right of primogeniture. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z "That's what I call downright shameful," said one; but he was the minority, for a number of voices exclaimed,—"And perfectly right; that law of primogeniture is a positive barbarism." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z It is singular that the first inheritor of the newly-established patrimony should have been the statesman whose lot it was to carry through the Legislature of Canada the abolition of the rights of primogeniture. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The law of primogeniture was not yet in force when Duke Bernard died, in 1706. Memoir of Queen Adelaide Consort of King William IV. 2011-02-07T03:00:25.780Z From such variety of petty conflicts the feudal law of primogeniture saved other countries to some extent, though, as we know, that too was very far from insuring peace or harmony at all times. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Even from the first, however, there had been some opening for election; for the principle of primogeniture was not observed, and there might be several competing candidates, all of the true Woden stock. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Trafford was full of this cant about the cruelty of primogeniture, but I would have none of it. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z By virtue of his primogeniture, my brother is the sole owner of the vast hereditary domains belonging to our family in Auvergne and in Brittany. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z How different an aspect would the world in a very short time present if that offspring of pride and prejudice, the unjust law of primogeniture, were abolished. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z Do you forget that by virtue of his right of primogeniture, with the death of my brother, he has become the head of our family? The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Freehold and leasehold, primogeniture and entail, took the place of tribal ownership and tanistry. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z Charles Darwin was the second son: but nature refuses doggedly to acknowledge the custom of primogeniture. Charles Darwin 2010-12-24T03:00:33.847Z "It would have been happy if the right of primogeniture was destroyed altogether or never had existed." A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Firms that rely on primogeniture, he notes, perform poorly. Uniqlo: Uniquely positioned 2010-06-24T11:19:00Z They held their dignities by hereditary descent in the male line, and in the order of primogeniture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Property is mainly in women and slaves, and inheritance is through the female, except among the nobility of Dahomey, where primogeniture rules. Races and Immigrants in America The Government has since introduced a measure to abolish the law of primogeniture in Upper Canada. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Monarchy, aristocracy, the Established Church, the territorial system, and primogeniture, everything which gave artificial advantages to one man over his neighbour, must be swept away. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Mr. Jefferson next effected the passage of bills destroying entails—primogeniture—the church as established by England and various others—assimilating the entire system of jurisprudence in the state to its republican form of government. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Thereupon I answered: 'Yes, Kingly Majesty, that might very well be, if his Electoral Highness could only maintain the law of primogeniture in Pomerania.' Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. By this instrument the elector decreed that the electoral mark should pass in its entirety to his eldest son, an establishment of primogeniture which had considerable influence on the future development of the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" As neither Joseph nor Napoleon had a male heir, the eldest brother, whose ideas of primogeniture were very strict, claimed to be recognized as heir, while Napoleon wished to recognize the son of Louis Bonaparte. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" He encouraged the growth of large estates through primogeniture; he gave the nobles the provincial governorships, the great court offices, the command of the professional cavalry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Pursuant to the law of primogeniture then in force this was voting money out of his own pocket. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Possibly, the rule of equal division among sons of equal caste did not at first apply to Brahmans, who, as the eldest sons of God, would perhaps observe the custom of primogeniture among themselves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" But the Church grants indulgences; the State, rights of primogeniture; sophistry, moral exemptions. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The rights of primogeniture, of rendering estates inalienable, were abolished, and of confiscation, on the principle that the expiation should be strictly personal, like the fault. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 The succession to the throne is by primogeniture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Among other instances of its operation we may mention the law of primogeniture, the object being to create a family chief. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards The Brahman is entitled by primogeniture to the whole universe; he may eat no flesh but that of victims; he has his peculiar clothes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Privileges of primogeniture are still jealously guarded in England, for the sake of accumulating family honors and wealth. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The title was made heritable in order of primogeniture, and in the case of archbishops through their nephews. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" This relation has important bearings upon the custom of primogeniture as well as upon the eugenic values of the large family. The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics Candidates are still required to state the rank of their father, and their position in the family, though birth and primogeniture no longer carry any privileges with them at Oxford. The Oxford Degree Ceremony Whatever exists in the universe, is all in effect, though not in form, the wealth of the Bráhmin; since the Bráhmin is entitled to it all by his primogeniture and eminence of birth. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Is not some part traceable simply to the abolition of the old privileges and customs of primogeniture? The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The hereditary peerage was an anomaly in a country unused to primogeniture, and so was the revival, in a nation of sceptics, of the Gallican union between Church and State. The History of Freedom The laws of entail and primogeniture, then in full force, would operate to keep the estates intact and gifted with inherent influence for generations. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times As in them, the preference of males to females, and the right of primogeniture among the males, are strictly adhered to. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First As the custom of primogeniture prevailed it was but natural that William Jr. fell heir to the dwelling house of his father. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Wherever the right of primogeniture attaches to landed property, a woman, even if she be the first born, can not enter into possession if there be younger brothers. Woman under socialism An hereditary aristocracy, the laws of primogeniture and entail—these are Norman. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Entail and primogeniture were abolished and the great estates gradually melted away. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times The accursed law of primogeniture, to which I owe all the evil that has befallen me, of course debarred me from all share in the family estate. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 Both primogeniture and entail smacked of inequality and alienation of rights by one generation against the next. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 He would, however, check the incentives to accumulation by abolishing the feudal system, primogeniture, titles and entail. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle They did not reproduce in their new environment an hereditary aristocracy, a law of primogeniture or of entail. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Ernest Augustus had seven children in all, some of whom were scapegraces, and rebelled against the parental system of primogeniture and non-division of property which the Elector ordained. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Upon this Uncle Moses began to moralize about the corrupt morals of the Italian race, and went on to speak of tyranny, priestcraft, slavery, aristocracy, monarchy, primogeniture, brigandage, and ten thousand other things. Among the Brigands In this same session, he also secured the abolition of primogeniture and entail, humanized the criminal code, and began his attack upon the church establishment. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 He came to my house the other day, and he was jawing away about primogeniture, and entail, and direct taxation, and equal electoral districts, and I don't know what besides. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 Hence the general establishment of the law of primogeniture in all the countries of Europe. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 Yet in the case of primogeniture our opinion would have to be modified. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are the natural and inalienable rights of all men; rights of property, inheritance, etc., are individual and special, and often artificial, as the right of inheritance by primogeniture. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions When there were more than two married sons, which hardly ever happened under the old system of primogeniture, they divided the apartments between them as best they could. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome These youths, excluded from a share in the paternal estate by the law of primogeniture, were forced either into the professions or the trades. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion The bill on the system of inheritance and the right of primogeniture afforded hope to those who were prepossessed with aristocratic regrets. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 Supposing, for example, a state of society in which primogeniture was generally recognised as desirable for public interests, we could hardly call a man unjust for leaving his estates to his eldest son. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies He has not said that such power must be hereditary, and descend on the principle of primogeniture. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Nor was Noah permitted to cast aside the office of the priesthood, which had been established by the Word before the flood and had come down to him by the right of primogeniture. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood By a majority of eleven the House of Lords has abolished primogeniture in cases of intestacy. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 He himself did not possess even the claim of primogeniture, since he was the third among several sons, and he had stepped out of the ranks of the Imperial princes by accepting a family name. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He wanted to know how primogeniture, the Bishops, the House of Lords, and the Crown itself were to be maintained, now that the leader of the Conservative party had truckled to the League. Lord John Russell At this time the principle of primogeniture was unknown in the house of Habsburg, and for many years the duchies were ruled in common by two, or even three, members of the family. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The law abolishing the right of primogeniture has obviously affected national morals, though it has not otherwise altered national character. The Cult of Incompetence To this day there is a family in Warsaw which, ignoring our principle of 2 primogeniture, calls itself the Marquises de Huntly-Gordon. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon The principle of primogeniture did not possess binding force in those days, but it had never previously been violated except by the deliberate and ostensibly reasonable choice of an Emperor. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era To this day many men of ancient and honorable name in France have not ceased to bemoan the destruction of primogeniture by the Revolution and the Code Napol�on. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Next came the proposal of a law on sacrilege, and one for primogeniture. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) One need not sell his individuality for a mess of pottage, as Esau sold his primogeniture. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 The feudal structure of society with its law of primogeniture, and its privileged class of hereditary nobles, never prevailed in Norway. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 But none replied until Kuzuno himself, coming forward, declared that unless the principle of primogeniture were strictly followed, endless complications would be inevitable. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era This was immediately followed by other bills for the utter overthrow of primogeniture and the whole law of entails. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Then occurred an extraordinary hitch in the history of primogeniture. Shakespeare's Family Jacob though the younger obtained the rights of primogeniture; he also procured his father's blessing by very unjustifiable means; and then repaired to Padan-aram to take a wife out of his own family. A Week of Instruction and Amusement, or, Mrs. Harley's birthday present to her daughter : interspersed with short stories, outlines of sacred and prophane history, geography &c. It deprived the eldest son of nothing that would be his in accordance with the usual tenure of English primogeniture. Ralph the Heir The 14th of March, 696, when this patriotic declaration was made, is memorable in Japanese history as the date when the principle of primogeniture first received official approval. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era There was no difficulty of inheritance or primogeniture, for all the knight’s lands were held in fee-simple, and not in entail, so that he might bequeath them as he would. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race This should be fully applied to Irish legislation, and partial and unjust laws removed, including those of primogeniture and entail. A Journal of a Visit of Three Days to Skibbereen, and its Neighbourhood Every thousand beyond the twenty-third would thus produce no profit but by dividing the estate, and thereby would be extirpated the overgrown influence arising from the unnatural law of primogeniture. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Virginia gladly followed his lead in abolishing primogeniture and entail, and overthrowing the Established Church. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement But there had been an early departure from the rule of primogeniture, and since the time of Nintoku the eligibility of brothers also had been acknowledged in practice. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Succession to these grants is governed by primogeniture. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir If he believed in anything of the world worldly, he believed in primogeniture in respect of land. Cousin Henry Because, in the first place, aristocracy is kept up by family tyranny and injustice, due to the unnatural and iniquitous law of primogeniture. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics In most cases the right of primogeniture does not prevail, so that the aristocracy of Prussia is of much less consequence than that of England. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy A more substantial calamity resulted, however, from the habit of ignoring the right of primogeniture in favour of arbitrary selection. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Samuel Johnson thought the law of primogeniture a most excellent thing, since it insured there being only one fool in the family. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers The law of primogeniture having ceased to exist, estates became subject to division and subdivision, until the growing families of the original proprietors found themselves unable to continue planters with any prospect of advantage. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. Unfortunately these laws of primogeniture and entail have continued long after the circumstances which gave rise to them have disappeared. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics The law has abolished the rights of primogeniture, but circumstances have concurred to re-establish it under a form of which none can complain, and by which no just rights are impaired.” Diary in America, Series Two Suinin, second son of his predecessor, obtained the throne by a process which frankly ignored the principle of primogeniture. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The repeal of the laws of entail and primogeniture would have destroyed the great estates on which the planting aristocracy based its power. The Frontier in American History All that English economists contemplate is the abolition of primogeniture and entail. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 If the land was not in Kent, the entry is a proof that the exclusive right of primogeniture was not then universally established, as we know it was not in the reign of Henry II. Notes and Queries, Number 68, February 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. British military rank below captain. primogeniture System of inheritance by the eldest son. whilom Former; erstwhile; at one time. History of the United States, Volume 2 The family system of the time paid no heed to primogeniture. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era This meant that no undemocratic and feudalistic practices, such as primogeniture and entail, could exist. The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography These chiefs now marry and the States descend in their families by primogeniture in the ordinary manner. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Nottingham is divided into two parts, one having primogeniture and the other junior right as the rule of descent. Folklore as an Historical Science Virginia and Georgia changed their land laws, abolishing entails and primogeniture. History of the United States, Volume 2 These things, aided by the abolition of primogeniture and entails, it was said, were to prevent the growth of a moneyed aristocracy in this country. Monopolies and the People The crown is hereditary in the male line of the house of Hohenzollern, following the principle of primogeniture. The Governments of Europe In Kentucky, however, the laws of descent were always against primogeniture and this resulted in the division of the lands of the wealthier class with each new generation. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 If we cannot do away with poverty entirely, we ought at least to abolish the institution of primogeniture. The Promised Land When an estate is to be partitioned the eldest son first takes a tenth of the whole in right of primogeniture and the remainder is then divided equally. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) He was particularly rigid in his notions concerning the transmission of real estate, and the rights of primogeniture. The Two Admirals The monarchy is hereditary, and the crown is transmitted in the male line in the order of primogeniture. The Governments of Europe In the first place, the absence of the policy of primogeniture in time came to distribute the lands over a much larger population. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 In this belief, however, I do not concur, for I consider that a Turk is a Turk naturally, and without any further constraint than those imposed by the laws of geography and primogeniture. Here are Ladies The law of primogeniture does not prevail here, and it was only an accidental succession of single heirs, that brought an undivided patrimony down to the present generation. Border and Bastille How justly they conferred upon him this rank of primogeniture, I will not determine. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Until 1884 the royal succession was vested exclusively in the direct male line of the house of Orange-Nassau in the order of primogeniture. The Governments of Europe The right of primogeniture could not, in accordance with his theory, be abrogated by the fact that it was, in George Vavasor's case, protected by no law. Can You Forgive Her? With as unfailing certainty as if they had been regulated by the laws of primogeniture and entail, this estimable clergyman has inherited the gifts and graces of his esteemed father. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities By the law of primogeniture the eldest son will succeed to the estate. New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words But what is to be done when a fool is born a war-lord by right of primogeniture? Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers It was thought that this was impossible in our republic because we had no law of primogeniture, but we have another kind of geniture that is very effective. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 It is therefore the antithesis of the right of primogeniture, whereby real estate falls to the eldest son. The Customs of Old England Those three bills, one providing for the separation of Church and State, one for the abolition of primogeniture, and the third for the abolition of entail. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Under both rules the law of primogeniture sometimes held force. Ralestone Luck Even in the nursery, as the eldest child and only son of his parents, he had ruled his five sisters with that prescriptive mastery which sex and primogeniture confer. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties There is no law of primogeniture in Russia. Russian Rambles Thus, whilst primogeniture gives power to the elder, the people confer popularity on the juniors. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution "It all comes from entail and primogeniture, and old-fashioned English prejudices of that kind," said Madame Goesler. Phineas Finn The Irish Member The office of the chief is hereditary in the male line by strict rules of descent and primogeniture. The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea The anachronistic survival of the laws of primogeniture and entail practically makes the marriage of the daughter the only alternative for a descent to a lower sphere of society. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin I would have kept the whole of the land in the hands of our fiscal courts, by making it all leasehold property, and maintaining the law of primogeniture in all estates of villages. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II In the second place, every estate was kept intact under the law of primogeniture, which at the death of a lord transferred all his landed property to his eldest son. History of the United States Rabbi Huna teaches, however, that they contended for a twin sister of Abel; the latter claimed her because she was born along with him, while Cain pleaded his right of primogeniture. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers As Alexander left no sons, by the law of primogeniture his brother Constantine, the next oldest in the family of Paul I., should have been his successor. A Short History of Russia As Mr. Wallace was not yet born, however, Columbus took a mean advantage over him, and discovered it first by mere right of primogeniture. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science In Oude, the law of primogeniture prevails among all the tallookdars, or principal landholders; and, to a certain extent, among the middle class of landholders, of the Rajpoot or any other military class. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II But further to complete the equality among our citizens so essential to the maintenance of republican government, it was necessary to abolish the principle of primogeniture. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 Mr. Pendleton wished to preserve the right of primogeniture; but seeing at once that that could not prevail, he proposed we should adopt the Hebrew principle, and give a double portion to the elder son. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 So primogeniture lay at the root of the policy of the new state—and they had created a dynasty. A Short History of Russia In Canada there is no law of primogeniture and, at a seigneur's death, the land went to daughters as well as to sons. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 This rule of primogeniture is, however, often broken through during the lifetime of the father, who, having more of natural affection than family pride, divides the lands between his sons. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II And this was followed by one abolishing the privilege of primogeniture, and dividing the lands of intestates equally among all their children, or other representatives. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 They pronounced in favour of primogeniture as against proximity of blood. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) The law of primogeniture has this effect; and the law of entails, both immoral and impolitic in its operation, has a still greater tendency. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged He explains that this provision is an expression of the law of primogeniture, which has invariably been upheld by the Law of God. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas The law of primogeniture had always appeared to him a most unjust and foolish law. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance But the audience sat still in a sheeplike, grazing sort of attention, and Mrs. Ormiston continued to exercise her distinguished querulousness on the subject of male primogeniture. The Judge There were wanting, however, two great elements in the nation's institutions, to sustain in its pride and efficiency this peculiar advantage, to wit, the entailment of estates, and the right of primogeniture. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest However, the Affghans, who are essentially democratic by the necessities of their turbulent condition, often make a compromise in their choice of khans between strict primogeniture and personal merits, where they happen to be appropriate. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 Whatever exists in the world is all in effect, though not in form, the wealth of the Brahman, since the Brahman is entitled to it all by his primogeniture and eminence of birth. India, Old and New It was Miss Sandal's room; and Miss Sandal, though only sixteen months older than Charlotte, exacted all the deference due to her by the right of primogeniture. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance The succession to the throne, although determined in theory by the ordinary law of primogeniture, was nevertheless, subject to repeated arbitrary changes. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) It will help to abolish the evils which come from primogeniture and to release the clutch of the dead hand upon the living. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji In India, public office has been, and must continue to be, the only road to distinction, until we have a law of primogeniture, and a concentration of capital. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official It teems with a mighty brood, of which this may be entitled to the distinction of comeliness as well as of primogeniture. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) According to Gallon, the custom or law of primogeniture, combined with the habit of marrying heiresses who, as the last representatives of dwindling families, tend to be barren, is mainly responsible for this. Outspoken Essays The farms are small, averaging four or five acres, and descend by primogeniture; flax, hemp, corn, are their staples. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees The rights of property and the governing power were transmitted with patriarchal exactitude on strict claims of primogeniture, which claims could only be refused under certain conditions defined by law. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 In such cases the law of primogeniture is rigorously enforced; and the death of the prince scarcely ever involves a contest for power and dominion between his sons. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Little difficulties like the origin of primogeniture, or whence, as Locke points out, the universal monarchy of Shem can be derived, the good Sir Robert does not satisfactorily determine. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham The principle of hereditary succession, but not of primogeniture, had been established by an agreement between David and the people when he proposed erecting a Temple at Jerusalem. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology For as to the practice of entails, the legal benefit of primogeniture, &c., these have no more essential connexion with the nobility, than the possession of land or manorial rights. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 The system of primogeniture is abolished, if not by law, at least in practice. The Roman Question Louis Bonaparte was nine years younger than his brother Napoleon, who by no right of primogeniture, but by right of success, was early looked upon as the head of the family of Bonaparte. France in the Nineteenth Century The law of primogeniture was not law for Israel. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters It can not be, that misery is perpetually entailed; though, in a land proscribing primogeniture, the first-born and last of Hamo's tribe must still succeed to all their sires' wrongs. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II The grantees in their turn settled these holdings in fee tail on the oldest son in accordance with the law of primogeniture. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 No. The law of primogeniture is in full vigour in the kingdom of the Pope, like every other abuse of the good old times. The Roman Question The growth of Prussia provided Anhalt with a formidable neighbour, and the establishment and practice of primogeniture by all branches of the family prevented further divisions of the principality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Your primogeniture,' he continued, 'must be a great source of unfilial feelings. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 The right of primogeniture was recognized as natural law. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands Previous to 1870 the law of primogeniture was as much respected in Rome as in England, and was carried out with considerably greater strictness. Don Orsino Then, too, we should see the law of primogeniture and the system of entails abolished, large estates divided, and their owners reduced, by the force of circumstances, to the necessity of cultivating their properties. The Roman Question Whether primogeniture is a good or a bad thing in England or the British Colonies at the present day is of course a totally different question; the circumstances of the times are totally different. Is Ulster Right? The 13th enjoins the resort to lot, when separate or common enjoyment is not possible; the 14th provides also for natural lot, meaning first possession or primogeniture. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics Disregarding this claim of primogeniture, he insisted that the whole inheritance should be parceled into equal shares, of which he accepted only his own. The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. Being asked what he thought was the reason of her decay, he startled and pleased the lords and ladies present by attributing it all to the repeal of the law of primogeniture. Famous Americans of Recent Times Accident of birth, and not primogeniture, makes master minds and mulattoes, seamstresses and rich men's sons. Every Soul Hath Its Song Land tenure, tribal, 6; primogeniture, 11, 12; gavelkind, 11, 12; in the 18th century, 65, 66. Is Ulster Right? Disintegration was greatly increased by the practice of the partition of territories among brothers in place of primogeniture. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History We have no hereditary executive, no hereditary branch of the legislature, no inherited masses of property, no system of entails, no long trusts, no long family settlements, no primogeniture. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style For instance, he would have restored the trade corporations to their medieval status; inhibited the free disposal of farming land, and governed the German aristocracy under the English law of primogeniture. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The good lady thought that any privilege of primogeniture belonged only to the family of laird. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character O ye, with voices like The voice of Jacob, but with Esau's hands, Invert the law of primogeniture! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The will might be allowed to pass valid, but the rights of primogeniture must be held sacred. Mr. Scarborough's Family In countries where hereditary aristocracies exist, primogeniture is in some cases required by law, in others so strongly favored by public opinion that it is practically always followed. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II Here Spring makes no sensation; takes no sudden leap into the seat of Winter, but comes in gently, like the law of primogeniture or the British Constitution. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's Both of them get the full benefit of country life whenever they wish; both of them feel that there is plenty of capital behind them, and not the slightest jealousy exists on account of primogeniture. Hodge and His Masters He, the banker, was not particularly attached to the theory of primogeniture. John Caldigate It's my impression," said Barry, "that it was then his intention to divide the property, and that this was done as a kind of protest against primogeniture. Mr. Scarborough's Family In many countries the law of primogeniture prevails, though, happily, in the United States and Canada it has been abolished. Woman: Man's Equal The abolition of primogeniture and the severance of church from state absorbed reformers' energies at the expense of the slavery question. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Unless it might be your father," said the third man, "who stood before you, according to the laws of primogeniture. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" The glory of martyrdom superseded the right of primogeniture; and the twelve imams, or pontiffs, of the Persian creed, are Ali, Hassan, Hosein, and the lineal descendants of Hosein to the ninth generation. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 He retained only a jealous fear lest the senate or people should one day invade the right of primogeniture, and seat his brother Theodosius on an equal throne. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 And this was the brightest side of primogeniture. Woman: Man's Equal Yet even this equal conduct served only to inflame the contest, whilst the fierce Caracalla asserted the right of primogeniture, and the milder Geta courted the affections of the people and the soldiers. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Is Richard's title of primogeniture more decidedly certain than that of Duke Robert of Normandy, the Conqueror's eldest son? Ivanhoe I was green myself in those days, and knew nothing of primogeniture. Arizona Nights The former of these enactments was that which in opposition to the English law of primogeniture declared that the estate of a parent should descend in equal proportion to all members of the family. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Brothers as much as you please, provided I am the big brother and you the little; provided society, our common mother, honors my primogeniture and my services by doubling my portion. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery The tendencies of this society are revealed by the fact that primogeniture was its fundamental law. Worldly Ways and Byways The English law of primogeniture has its foundation in the above text. The Woman's Bible Carlyle, never unconscious of his prerogative and apostolic primogeniture, felt like an aspirant who had performed his vigils, and finding himself still ignored, became a knight of the rueful countenance. Thomas Carlyle His representative, the chief, was known as the Carfinny; but the succession was not determined by the rules of primogeniture. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II There's to be no primogeniture class at all, no entail on land, but a subdivision, like in America and, I believe, in France.' Lord Kilgobbin In France, the right of primogeniture was established, but with important qualifications, which varied in different portions of the country. Outline of Universal History Here is the first suggestion of the law of primogeniture responsible for so many of the evils that perplexed our Saxon fathers. The Woman's Bible The law has abolished the right of primogeniture, but circumstances have concurred to re-establish it under a form of which none can complain, and by which no just rights are impaired. American Institutions and Their Influence It was an antechamber to her bedroom, and peculiarly her own by right of primogeniture. The Heavenly Twins At the same time, I did not believe nature had created men unequal, in the order of primogeniture from male to male. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale Jeffersonian Democrats had long ago abolished the old English law of primogeniture. The Man in Gray Sir Henry Maine argued that "primogeniture cannot be the natural outgrowth of the family, but is a political institution, coming not from clansmen but from a chief." The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Among the nations whose law of descent is founded upon the right of primogeniture, landed estates often pass from generation to generation without undergoing division. American Institutions and Their Influence This right of the first-born son to the whole of the father's estate was known as primogeniture. Early European History Athens ceded her rights of primogeniture to New Athens, Alexandria, capital of Egypt, and cosmopolitan centre of the civilized world. Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history I am an Englishman born and bred," said he, "but I think the law of primogeniture is, as a general rule, a bad one. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks Mr. Sessions calls attention to the fact that, while in Old Testament Palestine primogeniture was the rule, the line of ancestry of Christ exhibits some remarkable exceptions. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Look at Jacob—how did he achieve the tremendous rights of patriarchal primogeniture? The Three Clerks What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of primogeniture as the rule of inheritance? Early European History That such an idea might come to M. d'Anjou is possible; his ancestors are mine, and it is only a question of primogeniture. Chicot the Jester Why, therefore, should there be any thing to shock, or even to surprise, in the power claimed by my brother, as an attribute inalienable from primogeniture in certain select families, of conferring knightly honors? Autobiographical Sketches "Oh, when Church and State are severed, primogeniture will follow; then he will get a slice of the estate of the pater," said Vaura. A Heart-Song of To-day If the laws of entail and primogeniture are sound and just, why not apply them to personal property as well as to freehold? Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 Secondly, that the title of Emperor and the imperial power be hereditary in his family, from male to male, in order of primogeniture. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France "To begin with, I have the rights of primogeniture in my favor," he said. Over the Pass Zeus, although he could claim supreme dominion under the law of primogeniture, was originally only a coequal ruler with his two brothers, Hades, king of the underworld, and Ennosigaeus, monarch of the salt sea-foam. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 The abolition of primogeniture, despite the opposition of Pendleton and others, overthrew all this; and the Lees, like other families, now possess few of the broad acres which their ancestors acquired. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee The law and practice of primogeniture is another evil of the same character. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 His work in the State legislature was more important than in Congress, since it was mainly through his influence that entails were swept away, and even the law of primogeniture. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders In one night it abolished tithes to the church, provincial privileges, feudal rights, serfdom, the law of primogeniture, seigniorial dues, and the gabelle, or tax on salt. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen Mr. Austin only contributed one paper, but one of great merit, an argument against primogeniture, in reply to an article then lately published in the Edinburgh Review by McCulloch. Autobiography They are older than myself by twelve, and ten, years; and neither of them seems disposed, in matters of advice and guidance, to waive any of the prerogatives which primogeniture confers. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia In this sense, in defiance of morality and health, did the capitalist bourgeoisie, which had replaced the old nobility, virtually re-establish the law of primogeniture. Fruitfulness "What, then, loosens the tie among ourselves, where no law of primogeniture exists?" Home as Found It is a stiff courtesy, as becomes a democrat, that I bestow on this form of primogeniture. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come Is this not absurd, when the same child can come home from school and talk glibly of a parallelepipedon, a rhombus, rhomboid, polyhedral angle, archipelago, law of primogeniture, the binomial theorem, and of a dicotyledon! The Warriors To prove to his father and mother that no law of primogeniture could disinherit him, appeared to George Eltham an object worth striving for. The Hallam Succession This vast difference in security is due to two great principles,—that of primogeniture as between son and son, and of hereditary succession as between a son and every other pretender. The Caesars This first legislation of the National Government on the subject of real property dealt a death-blow to primogeniture, and to the last of the inherited feudal customs of the Middle Ages. The United States of America, Part 1 The Brahman is entitled by primogeniture to the whole universe. Round the World For the principles of heredity and primogeniture were among the strongest of feudal tendencies. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution As in the Aryan family,* property descended by right of primogeniture from father to son; the eldest-born, even in cases where the other property was to be divided among the children, always inheriting the homestead. Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Plantagenet Palliser I think to be a very noble gentleman,—such a one as justifies to the nation the seeming anomaly of an hereditary peerage and of primogeniture. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope He was Bonbright Foote VII, crown prince of the dynasty, vested with rights in the family and in the family's property by family laws of primogeniture and entail…. Youth Challenges I then stand upon my right of—what do you call it?— primo—primogeniture—that's it! Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood Is there no feeling of the heart so sacred that it must not succumb to primogeniture? The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 6 It has become an institution, like primogeniture, and is almost as serviceable for maintaining the proper order of things. The Way We Live Now My fortune does not come under the law of primogeniture. Sant' Ilario If I have land I can not only give it all to my eldest son, but I can assure the right of primogeniture to his son, though he be not yet born. The American Senator She felt that she had the rude primogeniture of first sight. The Lilac Sunbonnet In Pennsylvania there was no right of primogeniture, and in the provinces of New England the eldest had only a double share. An Essay on the Principle of Population But the rules regulating them, though anomalous, are easy to the memory compared with the mixed anomalies of the peerage and primogeniture. The Way We Live Now There was an agreement between two brothers of the family, by which the elder resigned the primogeniture in favour of the younger who was then married. Sant' Ilario What was irrevocable had to be accepted, and welcome made to the daughter, who, instead of the expected heir, would now lay claim to the rights of primogeniture. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon It requires no more than the rights of primogeniture, sufficient discretion to understand the distinction between reigning and governing, and a political moderation that is unlikely to derange the balance of the state. The Monikins "No," continued he, "I see but one hope for the French aristocracy, but one plank of salvation, one good little law, establishing the right of primogeniture." The Widow Lerouge It will reach the point of prohibition by a regular operation, and thereby supersede the aristocratical law of primogeniture. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man Thereupon we become suspicious: we begin to wonder if the emergence from the cocoon, that is to say, the hatching, really takes place in the order of primogeniture. Bramble-Bees and Others Hereditary right of land with respect to individuals, and the transmission of property of any kind by right of primogeniture, were unknown among them. Irish Race in the Past and the Present On this obvious and highly discriminating principle, the crown, the rights of the nobles, and indeed all other rights, are transferred from father to son, in the direct male line, according to primogeniture. The Monikins Four States declared in their constitutions against the entailment of estates, and primogeniture was abolished in aristocratic Virginia. The Fathers of the Constitution; a chronicle of the establishment of the Union As sisters, they have equal rights to it: so our code would decide, since the day when it shook itself free of the old savage right of primogeniture. The Mason-Bees How do you imagine that the larva in that first shell was bidden to waive its right of primogeniture and only to complete its metamorphosis after all its juniors? Bramble-Bees and Others Miss Desborough had a faint recollection that there was something in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence against primogeniture. Stories in Light and Shadow That salutary reverence with which the blood royal and the order of primogeniture have hitherto been regarded will be greatly diminished. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 I now allowed myself the more willingly to be kept under the heel of primogeniture because I was not my brother's dupe. The Lily of the Valley Thou shouldst have had the double heritage of thy primogeniture, and the priestly dignity, and the royal power. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 Everything therefore contributes to show that, in the Mason-bee, the females take the lead in the order of primogeniture. Bramble-Bees and Others Does the divine and immutable law of primogeniture admit females, or exclude them? The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 This is the natural result of the Russian law of inheritance, which does not recognise the principle of primogeniture with regard to titles and estates. Russia Their whole history, far from countenancing the notion that succession in order of primogeniture is of divine institution, would rather seem to indicate that younger brothers are under the especial protection of heaven. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 |
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