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Geniture: From the Latin, birth or origin; used in astrology to refer to a birth or a natal horoscope. See also natal astrology.

Primogeniture: The late medieval custom of allowing the first born legitimate male child to inherit all of his father's properties, estates, wealth, and titles upon the father's death. Primogeniture was a . . . View Full Definition

Partible Succession: The opposite of primogeniture, partible succession is the practice in which all the children share equally in an inheritance. Under this legal system, if a property-owner or king dies, the d . . . View Full Definition

Natal Astrology: The branch of astrology dealing with the individual. The horoscope cast for the birth time of the individual, showing life potentials, is called a natal horoscope, geniture, radix, or nativity.