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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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# Something a person is [[entitle]]d to due to the [[circumstance]]s of their birth, such as an [[inheritance]] or [[citizenship]]. |
# Something a person is [[entitle]]d to due to the [[circumstance]]s of their birth, such as an [[inheritance]] or [[citizenship]]. |
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#* {{quote-song|en|lyricist=w:Robinson Jeffers|title=California Saga (The Beaks Of Eagles)|artist=w:The Beach Boys|year=1973|album={{w|Holland (album)|Holland}}|passage=Though it's the '''birthright''' of man to unify and live his life as one / A whisper of the word will let you soar with your soul}} |
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* Italian: {{t|it|diritto di nascita|m}} |
* Italian: {{t|it|diritto di nascita|m}} |
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* Japanese: {{t|ja|生得権}} |
* Japanese: {{t|ja|生得権}} |
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* Polish: {{t|pl|[[przyrodzony|przyrodzone]] [[prawo]]|n}} |
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* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|còir-bhreith|f}}, {{t|gd|dual|m}} |
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|còir-bhreith|f}}, {{t|gd|dual|m}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:16, 18 August 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]birthright (plural birthrights)
- Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.
- 1973, “California Saga (The Beaks Of Eagles)”, in Robinson Jeffers (lyrics), Holland, performed by The Beach Boys:
- Though it's the birthright of man to unify and live his life as one / A whisper of the word will let you soar with your soul
- 2017 July 16, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- But a practically solo sequence of Dany walking through her old empty house without saying anything for minutes on end is, let’s say, a lot to ask of Emilia Clarke. She’s back at Dragonstone to reclaim her birthright, the seven or so kingdoms.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]something that is owed since birth, due to inheritance
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