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    Mayorazgo (en. Entail)

    /majoˈɾaθo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A legal institution that allows a family estate to be transmitted in its entirety to a single child.
    The mayorazgo was established to preserve the family estate.
    El mayorazgo se estableció para preservar el patrimonio familiar.
    A succession system that limits the division of properties among heirs.
    In some families, a mayorazgo exists to prevent the fragmentation of assets.
    En algunas familias, existe el mayorazgo para evitar la fragmentación de bienes.
    Dowry or privilege associated with primogeniture.
    The mayorazgo granted the firstborn certain advantages over his siblings.
    El mayorazgo otorgaba al primogénito ciertas ventajas sobre sus hermanos.

    Etymology

    It comes from the term 'major', related to primogeniture.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    family mayorazgo
    An inheritance system that maintains the unity of the estate in a single family line.
    mayorazgo familiar
    to establish a mayorazgo
    To create the conditions for a child to inherit all the assets.
    establecer un mayorazgo
    maintenance of the mayorazgo
    To preserve the inheritance as a whole without dividing it among the children.
    mantenimiento del mayorazgo

    Related Words

    firstborn
    The first child born in a family.
    primogénito
    heir
    A person who receives assets from an inheritance.
    heredero
    estate
    A set of assets and rights owned by a person.
    patrimonio

    Slang Meanings

    In some contexts, it is used to refer to a highly privileged person due to their position in the inheritance.
    That guy lives like a mayorazgo because of the fortune he inherited.
    Ese tipo vive como un mayorazgo por la fortuna que heredó.