Definition of Porphyrogenitism. Meaning of Porphyrogenitism. Synonyms of Porphyrogenitism

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Definition of Porphyrogenitism

Porphyrogenitism
Porphyrogenitism Por`phy*ro*gen"i*tism, n. [LL. porphyro genitus, fr. Gr. ?; ? purple + root of ? to be born.] The principle of succession in royal families, especially among the Eastern Roman emperors, by which a younger son, if born after the accession of his father to the throne, was preferred to an elder son who was not so born. --Sir T. Palgrave.

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