maiorat
Maiorat is a traditional aristocratic privilege in some German and Swiss states. It is a custom that allowed the eldest son of a noble family to inherit the majority of the family's wealth and property upon the death of the patriarch.
The term "maiorat" is derived from the Latin "major," meaning "greater" or "larger." In the context of
The practice of maiorat was particularly prevalent in the Holy Roman Empire and other German-speaking states,
Maiorat was not always a straightforward process, and conflicts often arose over the distribution of inheritances.