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primogeniture (en)

(noun) the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents / (noun) an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son

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Inequality: What Can Be Done?
by Anthony B. Atkinson

Inequality: What Can Be Done?
by Anthony B. Atkinson

Inequality: What Can Be Done?
by Anthony B. Atkinson


If families practice primogeniture, passing wealth on each time to a single member of the next generation (typically the oldest son), then the total would be unaffected.

—p.158 Capital Shared (155) by Anthony B. Atkinson
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