PRIMOGENITUS
\pɹˈɪmə͡ʊd͡ʒnˌɪtəs], \pɹˈɪməʊdʒnˌɪtəs], \p_ɹ_ˈɪ_m_əʊ_dʒ_n_ˌɪ_t_ə_s]\
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Lat In old English law. A first-born or eldest son. Bract, fol. 33. PRIMUM DECRETUM. Lat In the canon law. The first decree; a preliminary decree granted on the non-appearance of a defendant, by which the plaintiff was put in possession of his goods, or of the thing itself which was demanded. Gilb. Forum Rom. 32, 33.
By Henry Campbell Black
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