Refers to the feudal custom by which the eldest son inherited all of its property; because of this system, large numbers of aristocratic younger brothers were disinherited and left to their own devices, which, in turn, led to feuding with one another and raiding other people's land; the Crusades organized these disenfranchised men with the promise of monetary and spiritual reward
Answer : Primogeniture
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