| 释义 |
birthrightn.
1. privilege to which one is entitled by birth生来就有的特权。
△3H.VI.1.1.219: “Hath he deserved to losehis birthright thus?”难道他应该这样就丧失掉天生的继承权吗？
△3H.VI.2. 2. 34: “Were it not pity that thisgoodly boy/Should lose his birthright by his father’sfault，”这个好孩子，由于他父亲的过错.竟然丧失了他自己生而具有的继承权，岂不是可惜吗？
2. hereditary right by the law of primogeniture,spe-cifically used of the special rights of the first-born世袭继承权，（特别是）长子继承权。
△2H.VI.2.2.60: “And inthis private plot be we the first/That shall salute ourrightful sovereign/With honour of his birthright tothe crown.”在这片隐蔽的土地上，让我们首先向我们的合法君王致敬，对他那世袭的王位继承权表示崇敬。 |