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birthright

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/ / /ˈbɜːθ.ɹaɪt/

noun

Etymology: From birth + right. Compare West Frisian berterjocht (“birthright”), Dutch geboorterecht (“birthright”), German Geburtsrecht (“birthright”). Compare also Icelandic frumburðarréttur (“birthright”).

  1. Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.

    Not only has suburban life separated the great concentrated masses of our people from their birthright of meadows, fields and woods; of Nature, in her untamed splendour and mystery, most of them have never had so much as a momentary glimpse.

    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