Synonyms of birthright

birthright

noun

ˈbərth-ˌrīt 

1

as in inheritance

something that is or may be inherited

believed that the house was her birthright

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inheritance
• legacy
• gift
• heritage
• patrimony
• bequest
• present
• offering
• heirloom
• bestowal

2

as in right

something to which one has a just claim

the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• right
• privilege
• prerogative
• entitlement
• appanage
• pretense
• perquisite
• due
• dibs
• pretension
• call

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of birthright

In recent years, writers, thinkers, and podcasters have advanced rival prescriptions for restoring the economic mobility that twentieth-century Americans came to see as their birthright. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

The lies about your birthright, your faith, your patriotism. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026

The amphitheater’s Morton Salt birthright has creative juices flowing. — Lisa Gutierrez may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026

For me, a Navy brat with a genetic tendency to wander, the road is less an escape and more a birthright. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026