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Noun: progeniture  prow'je-ni-chur
  1. Offspring or descendants collectively
    "The king's progeniture included three sons and two daughters"
     
  2. (law) the right of succession or inheritance based on being the firstborn or eldest child
    "The system of progeniture ensured the estate passed to the eldest son"

Derived forms: progenitures