birthright

• And the form of government in the provinces was well suited to secure for the colonists that independence which they claimed as a birthright, and the practical achievement of which is the cardinal political fact of the century. —  Beginnings of the American People
• As for my birthright--it is in good hands. —  Return of Tarzan
• This is no more than the sub-human mother everywhere has as her birthright, and however much this teaching may offend the common male assumption that a wife is a form of property, the future certainly holds within itself the establishment of this principle The question of divorce is so important that we must defer it to the next chapter We have briefly alluded to the question of the wife's possession of herself. —  Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles
• He failed in his enterprise, and Du Barry took up the business, but substituting the red Arabian Lentil for the yellow German pulse Joseph's mess of pottage which he sold to Esau for his birthright was a preparation of the red Lentil: and the same food was the bread of Ezekiel The legumin contained in this vegetable is very light and sustaining, but it is apt to form unwholesome combinations with any earthy salts taken in other articles of food, or in the water used in cooking; therefore Lemon juice or vinegar is a desirable addition to Lentils at table. —  Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
• I never forgot my proud birthright, and well understood the danger of a European alliance--or misalliance. —  Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.

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