primogeniture

The book’s title is a play on the phrase “heir and spare,” referring to Harry’s diminished status as the younger brother in a monarchy where succession is governed by primogeniture.

This is a place that values male strength and primogeniture.

For all of Anne’s responsibilities, a superannuated law on male royal primogeniture puts limits on her role.

Victoria privately believed that her eldest daughter would make a better ruler than her eldest son, Chernock said, but she never attempted to challenge male primogeniture publicly.

In Virginia, however, laws abolishing primogeniture and entail had been passed during the Revolution.