ultimoˈgeniture
[f. L. ultim-us last; after primogeniture.]
The mode of succession by which the right of inheritance pertains to the youngest of a family, as in borough-english.
| 1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. 185 ‘Ultimogeniture,’ the awkward term proposed by the Real Property Commissioners of the last generation. 1883 Gomme in Athenæum 29 Dec. 865/3 The divergent lines of succession known as ultimogeniture and primogeniture. |