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A secundogeniture (from Latin: secundus 'following, second', and genitus 'born') was a dependent territory given to a younger son of a princely house and his descendants, creating a cadet branch. This was a special form of inheritance in which the second and younger son received more possessions and prestige than the apanage which was usual in ...
1. : the right or system by which inheritance belongs to the second son. 2. : a property or possession inherited by secundogeniture.
Hesse-Hanau was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire. It emerged when the former county of Hanau-Münzenberg became a secundogeniture of Hesse-Cassel in 1760. When the reigning count, William IX , also became landgrave of Hesse-Cassel in 1785, the two governments began to merge, although the process was delayed first by French occupation, and ...
secundogeniture (plural secundogenitures) The condition of being secondborn; A right of inheritance belonging to a second son. A property or possession so inherited.
The House of Wittelsbach (German: Haus Wittelsbach) is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, Holland, Zeeland, Sweden (with Swedish-ruled Finland), Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Bohemia, and Greece.
- 11th century
- Ludwig III
Apr 17, 2024 · noun. 1. the state of being the second-born child. 2. law. the inheritance of the parents ' property by the second-eldest child. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'secundogeniture' in a sentence. secundogeniture.
secundogeniture in British English. (sɪˌkʌndəʊˈdʒɛnɪtʃə ) noun. 1. the state of being the second-born child. 2. law. the inheritance of the parents ' property by the second-eldest child. Collins English Dictionary.
