Primogeniture
was the custom of land inheritance whereby the entire estate passes
to the eldest son. This often resulted in younger sons leaving to
go in search of their own lands. The custom spread from Normandy
to Britain with the arrival of William the
Conqueror in 1066. As part of the feudal
system, primogeniture maintained the political and social status
of the Norman barons.
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