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birthrights

noun

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

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2
as in rights
something to which one has a just claim the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in

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  1. inheritances
  2. rights
  3. legacies
Noun
  • Ascherson’s writing about those inheritances offers insights into our own Trumpian, post-Brexit world of rising demagoguery and angry nationalism.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Still, younger generations shouldn’t expect a windfall from inheritances.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of inheritances
Noun
  • Ashiya Brown, the Michigan state director of the voting rights group All Voting Is Local, agreed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Engineering, assurance and operations can then retain their specialist decisions and stop rights.
    — Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rights
Noun
  • The Gordon Parks Foundation notes its efforts to reconnect with and reclaim the voices whose legacies played an important role in Parks’ career, well beyond his fame.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, these songs’ legacies reinforce that catalog music is big business.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of legacies
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“Birthrights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthrights. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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