birthright

[ burth-rahyt ]

/ ˈbɜrθˌraɪt /

any right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth: Democracy maintains that freedom is a birthright.

Origin of birthright

First recorded in 1525–35; birth + right

Anthony Goldstein probably chose a trip to the Quidditch World Cup over his Birthright trip to Israel.

Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror |Candida Moss, Joel Baden |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
I cannot sell my birthright, nor am I prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free.

Nelson Mandela Demanded Justice Before Forgiving White South Africans |Peter Beinart |December 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Beinart also mischaracterizes what I say about Birthright and other organized trips to Israel.

'Is It Good For The Jews?' Is Not The Question |Shany Mor |December 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I note that the situation is not as simple as he believes and that Birthright trips avoid settlements too.

'Is It Good For The Jews?' Is Not The Question |Shany Mor |December 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

When Yigal Amir shot and killed Yitzhak Rabin, he did so in the insane belief that Rabin had betrayed a Jewish birthright.

Don't Let the Maccabees Win |Matt Lerner |December 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
No longer was the estate protected by the minor's kin as his birthright.

Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. |S. A. Reilly
Whose turn would it be next to pay with his life for attempts to vindicate the birthright of his citizenship?

William Lloyd Garrison |Archibald H. Grimke
Nor can it be persuaded to exchange its birthright for any mess of efficiency-pottage at the hands of the bureaucracy.

The Case For India |Annie Besant
To give examples: Blake, while submissive to Hayley, was humble, but at the risk of his birthright.

William Blake |Charles Gardner
The wild temptation to sell her Plummer birthright for a kiss assailed her.

Rebecca Mary |Annie Hamilton Donnell

birthright

/ (ˈbɜːθˌraɪt) /

privileges or possessions that a person has or is believed to be entitled to as soon as he is born

the privileges or possessions of a first-born son

inheritance; patrimony