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birthright

noun as in heritage

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

Canada and the United States are the only industrialized countries that retain birthright citizenship.

I cannot sell my birthright, nor am I prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free.

Beinart also mischaracterizes what I say about Birthright and other organized trips to Israel.

I note that the situation is not as simple as he believes and that Birthright trips avoid settlements too.

Jacob robbed his brother of his birthright by trading on his hunger; Joseph robbed a whole people in the same way.

I can't tell you how I have longed for a girl's good time here in San Francisco—denied all these years, and my birthright.

And her love was not only for those who could claim it as a birthright, but to all who came to Canada in quest of freedom.

Why should they use the powers that were their inalienable birthright to make true believers obey a Christian dog?

The Constitution and its guarantees are our birthright, and I am ready to enforce that inalienable right to the last extent.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to birthright, such as: bequest, claim, due, inheritance, legacy, and patrimony.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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