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The practice by which all family property is inherited by the eldest son is called _____.

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Primogeniture, is a law that states that the first born son must be the one who has the right to inherit all the family riches and wealth.
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The law of primogentiture.

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This ancient law, inherited from Medieval England, states that a parent´s estate will be inherited by the oldest son of a family. If it should happen that there are no male heirs, then the estate will be divided in equal shares and given to all the daughters. The word primogeniture means, in Latin, first born.

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