postremogeniture means inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
postremogeniture is pronounced /ˌpɒstɹiːməʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/.
Why “postremogeniture” is a great word
POSTREMOGENITURE — [Noun] A system of inheritance in which the youngest child inherits the entirety of, or a privileged position in, a parent's wealth, estate, or office. First attested in 1865; from Latin postrēmus ("last, final") + genitūra ("birth, generation"), modeled after the word primogeniture. Unlike primogeniture, which anoints the firstborn as the cornerstone of lineage, or partible inheritance, which divides an estate into competing shares, postremogeniture is a quiet bet on the final chapter. It is the fields held in trust while elder siblings scatter, the title bestowed upon the child born in the patriarch's twilight, and the worn keys to the farm bestowed upon the one who stayed. It is the quiet rebellion that the future belongs not to the vanguard, but to the one who closes the door.
noun
- Inheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.“The general rule of the equal partition of property, without distinction of sex or primogeniture, suffers exception in the law of juveigneurie, or, as it may be called, postremogeniture, which confers, not on the eldest of children, but on the youngest, the paternal mansion.”