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PORPHYROGENITISM

\pˈɔːfɪɹˌə͡ʊd͡ʒnɪtˌɪzəm], \pˈɔːfɪɹˌə‍ʊd‍ʒnɪtˌɪzəm], \p_ˈɔː_f_ɪ_ɹ_ˌəʊ_dʒ_n_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of PORPHYROGENITISM

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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.

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