▁choose ▁in ▁succession ▁from ▁the ▁el dest ▁to ▁the ▁young est ." ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁later ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁preference ▁for ▁the ▁el dest ▁son , ▁and ▁the ▁Dim et ian ▁Code ▁provides : ▁ ▁Can on ▁law - dict ated ▁pat ril ine al ▁prim ogen iture : ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Modern ▁Age , ▁many ▁Wel sh ▁pe as ants ▁in ▁u pl and ▁areas ▁lived ▁in ▁stem ▁families ▁where ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁farm ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁became ▁old . ▁Perhaps ▁most ▁intr igu ingly , ▁in ▁the ▁inner , ▁low land ▁areas ▁of ▁Wales , ▁where ▁English ▁culture ▁was ▁stronger ▁and ▁absolute ▁nuclear ▁families ▁on ▁the ▁English ▁model ▁pre va iled , ▁male ▁ult im ogen iture ▁pre domin ated . ▁ ▁The ▁f ide ic omm iss um ▁ ▁In herit ance ▁can ▁be ▁organized ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁its ▁use ▁is ▁restricted ▁by ▁the ▁des ires ▁of ▁someone ▁( us ually ▁of ▁the ▁de ced ent ). ▁An ▁inheritance ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁f ide ic omm iss um , ▁which ▁usually ▁cannot ▁be ▁sold ▁or ▁dimin ished , ▁only ▁its ▁prof its ▁are ▁dispos able . ▁A ▁f ide ic omm iss um ' s ▁succession ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁ordered ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁determ ines ▁it ▁long ▁( or ▁et ern ally ) ▁also ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁persons ▁born ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁desc endant . ▁Royal ▁succession ▁has ▁typically ▁been ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁a ▁f ide ic omm iss um