ˈtertio-ˌgeniture nonce-wd.
[f. tertio-, fr. L. terti-us third, after primogeniture.]
Right of succession or inheritance belonging to the third-born.
| 1855 M. Bridges Pop. Mod. Hist. 420 Austria had a prospect..of ultimately succeeding to the beautiful dominions of Este, as a tertio-geniture for her family. |