eldest son
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeldestandson
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eldest
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈel.dɪst/us/ˈel.dɪst/
being the oldest of three or more people, especially within ...
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son
noun[C]
uk/sʌn/us/sʌn/
your ...
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Examplesofeldest son
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Hiseldestsonheaded the farm.
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When he died, theeldestsontook his place.
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If theeldestsonis poor and cannot follow these observances, hiseldestsonor second son will substitute for him.
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The land was most likely to be transferred to theeldestsonof the first marriage.
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These rights are usually inherited by theeldestsonin the family.
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In most cases, but not always, theeldestsonseems to have been the preferred heir.
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Theeldestsonwill take in both good things and bad - everything including the family tomb.
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Hiseldestsonhad possessed them, but not that son's son.
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Even where the law admitted free choice on the part of the testator, theeldestsonwas always preferred.
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Both pictures also place an emphasis on theeldestsonand on the father's relationship with his heir.
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This suggests that inheritance skipped theeldestsonin favour of a younger sibling in some cases.
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Moreover, if theeldestsonwas deceased, the headship passed to the eldest surviving son of the deceased elder son.
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He wanted hiseldestsoneducated for life, or rather for all that life might throw at him.
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Although the succession passed in principle to the king'seldestson, this rule of primogeniture was qualified in two ways.
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However equal the ownership had been, theeldestsonwas now seen as the natural successor to the headship.
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Ethics committee consultation was requested again and the committee met several days prior to the arrival of theeldestson.
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The government proposed to give, in case of deaths ab intestat, the disposable portion to theeldestson.
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Theeldestsonreceived his real property.
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In some cases, theeldestsonof theeldestson, rather than theeldestson, was favored.
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It passed by settlement to theeldestson.
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Theeldestsondied within three years of his father.
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Hereldestsonhad joined up several months ago.
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