What is the meaning of birthright?

noun

  • A right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth.
    • usage: "free public education is the birthright of every American child"
  • An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture.
  • Personal characteristics that are inherited at birth. .
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