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Birthright

Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution; esp. the rights or inheritance of the first born.

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Heritage 76% connected

That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.

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Inheritance 76% connected

The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

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Patrimony 92% connected

A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any ancestor.

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Civic adjective · 78% connection

Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.

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Civil adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.

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Claim v./. · 78% connection

To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due.

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Coheir noun · 78% connection

A joint heir; one of two or more heirs; one of several entitled to an inheritance.

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Common verb · 78% connection

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Descendibility noun · 78% connection

The quality of being descendible; capability of being transmitted from ancestors; as, the descendibility of an estate.

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Discontinuance noun · 78% connection

The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; int…

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Disinherit verb · 78% connection

To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or r…

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Easement noun · 78% connection

That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation.

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Emphyteusis noun · 78% connection

A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent, charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled with the enjoyment…

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Enjoy verb · 78% connection

To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be delighted with; as, to e…

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Establishment noun · 78% connection

The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

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Forfeiture noun · 78% connection

The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition…

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Franchise adjective · 78% connection

Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

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Frank-law noun · 78% connection

The liberty of being sworn in courts, as a juror or witness; one of the ancient privileges of a freeman; free and common law; -- an ob…

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Frank-marriage noun · 78% connection

A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the donor), and des…

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Human right noun · 78% connection

(law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (includin…

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In preposition · 78% connection

The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with v…

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