Home UK English porphyrogeniture

Meaning of porphyrogeniture in English:

porphyrogeniture

Pronunciation /ˌpɔːfɪrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪtʃə/

noun

rare

  • Royal birth; the fact of having been born the child of a reigning monarch.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859), essayist. From porphyro- + geniture, after porphyrogenite.