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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Majorat.
Pronunciation
Noun
майора́т • (majorát) m inan (genitive майора́та, nominative plural майора́ты, genitive plural майора́тов)
- (historical) primogeniture (an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son)
- (historical) entailed estate
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