birthright

1
as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited believed that the house was her birthright

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as in right
something to which one has a just claim the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in

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Recent Examples of birthright Harry has repeatedly voiced his desire to have his children know the family of his birthright and country, to know their heritage. Emily Trainham , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Women, especially, weren’t taught that pleasure is your birthright and how to explore it in a curious and safe way. Essence, 11 Sep. 2025 And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Well-Read Black Girl expands her legacy by inviting young writers to claim their birthright to storytelling and by giving readers the tools to recognize their reflection in the literary canon. Glory Edim august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for birthright
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Noun
  • The dramatic shift is called the Great Wealth Transfer, and women are set to get the majority (70%) of that inheritance, according to Bank of America.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning), desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger (Michaela Coel), to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access eight unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wyeth hadn’t gotten the exposure right, and greasy shadows overwhelmed almost all the fine detail in the boy’s image.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Russia remains the only foreign government that has formally recognized the Taliban and diplomats have said steps toward recognition require a change of course on women’s rights.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Board Director Blair Contratto cast the lone vote against waiving attorney-client privilege.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ben Jones, the department’s former head of educator misconduct investigations, also declined requests for an interview, citing attorney-client privilege.
    Danielle DuClos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The broad fear when Pitchfork was subsumed into GQ was that a glossy fashion magazine’s coziness with the entertainment industry would be at odds with a music-reviewing site’s prerogative to trash bad albums.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Court’s ruling, expected by year’s end, will either restore Congress’s trade prerogatives, or confirm that the president’s emergency powers can reach deep into the heart of global commerce.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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