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porphyrogenitism

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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. 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. Source: webster
  3. 3. The principle of succession in royal families, especially amongthe Eastern Roman emperors, by which a younger son, if born after theaccession of his father to the throne, was preferred to an elder sonwho was not so born. Sir T. Palgrave. Source: adambom

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