Definition
birthrights
noun
- rights or privileges that a person has from birth, especially by being born in a particular place or to particular parents
Usage: plural form of birthright
Examples
- Citizens enjoy certain birthrights guaranteed by the Constitution.
- Freedom of speech and religion are considered birthrights in democratic societies.
- The prince’s birthrights included succession to the throne.
- Many immigrants seek to secure birthrights for their children born in the new country.
- Education and healthcare should be birthrights, not privileges.
- She fought to reclaim the birthrights that had been denied to her family.