birthright
noun
birth·right
ˈbərth-ˌrīt 
: a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth see also birthright citizenship
Examples of birthright in a Sentence
the freedom that is our birthright
believed that the house was her birthright
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He is constantly caught between his desire to fulfill his birthright and to apologize for it.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Here was the ambitious son of a business legend who seemed to see moguldom as his birthright.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Tech employees generally see corporate swag as their birthright.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Here was the ambitious son of a business legend who seemed to see moguldom as his birthright.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Tech employees generally see corporate swag as their birthright.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthright. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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birthright
noun
birth·right
-ˌrīt
: a right or possession that a person is entitled to by birth
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