postremogeniture

Meaning

Noun

• inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privilege position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.

Related

Opposite words

• primogeniture

Origin

• First attested in 1865; either Latin postrēmōgenitus ("last-born") + English -ure or the compounding in English of the Latin postrēmus ("[person who is] last") + genitūra, in both cases after primogeniture; compare postreme.