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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Majorat

· Ma·jo·rat · IPA
01 n. The right of succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.
  1. 1.
    The right of succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.
  2. 2.
    Property, landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it.(French Law)