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Primogeniture

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primogeniture

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Primogeniture

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Gavelkind

land descended in the right line to all the sons equally, being an exception to the law of primogeniture. In default of sons, it descended to the daughters in the ordinary manner. It is to be remarked

Postgeniture

The condition of being born after another in the same family distinguished from primogeniture

Primogenitive

Of or pertaining to primogeniture

Bhayat

or the descendant of a younger branch of a Talukdar's family where the State follows the rule of primogeniture, Darbar Shri Visa Vala Surag Vala Vadia v. State of Saurashtra, AIR 1967 SC 346: (1960) 3 SCR

Coparceners or parceners

according to the canon of real property inheritance, all took together as coparceners or parceners, the law of primogeniture not obtaining among women in equal relationship to their ancestor: they were, however, deemed to be one heir;

Jus 'sneci'

Jus 'sneci', the right of primogeniture.

Kapal-Giras

or the descendant of a younger branch of a Talukdar's family where the State follows the rule of primogeniture. 'Kapal-Giras' means, a grant in appanage as a birthright to a share in the patri-mony, Darbar Shri Vila

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