birthright

1 a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"

2 an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) [syn: patrimony]

3 personal characteristics that are inherited at birth

English

Noun

1. something owed since birth, due to inheritance.

Translations

Birthright may refer to:

In literature:

• Birthright (Diablo novel), the first novel in the upcoming Diablo trilogy, The Sin War
• Birthright (Doctor Who), a Doctor Who novel
• Birthright (novel), novel by Kathleen Sky
• Birthright: The Book of Man, a science fiction novel by Mike Resnick
• Superman: Birthright, a comic book series by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu

In music:

• "Birthright" (band), a straight edge hardcore band
• "Birthright" (a-ha), a song by a-ha from Analogue
• "Birthright" (song), a song by Samhain from November-Coming-Fire

In television:

• "Birthright" (The Outer Limits), an episode of The Outer Limits television show
• "Birthright" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
• "Birthright" (TNG episode), a sixth-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

In other fields:

• Birthright (1939 movie), a 1939 film by Oscar Micheaux
• Birthright (campaign setting), a setting for Dungeons & Dragons
• Birthright - The Gorgon's Alliance, a turn based strategy computer game based on the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting
• Birthright Israel, a program offering free trips to Israel for young Jews

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