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Meanings of hereditary title in English

Office or title that is inherited by a relative of the previous holder.

Usage of hereditary title in English
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If a hereditary title were to be respected, Mary possessed it.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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Matiamvo is the hereditary title, muata meaning lord or chief.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
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Two years ago he was given the hereditary title of Marqués de Tàpies by King Juan Carlos.
The Guardian
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Assuming his hereditary title as its Count made him one of the wealthiest beings in the galaxy.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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How far superior to any hereditary title!
Tales and Novels — Volume 04
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The lesser Barons were called up to the House by writ, which did not confer an hereditary title.
An History of Birmingham (1783)
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And any applicant born with a hereditary title also has to give up their title or order of nobility.
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Reginald had no difficulty, with the documents he had recovered, in obtaining possession of his hereditary title and estates.
The Young Rajah
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By accepting a new, hereditary title he has provided proof that he wants to have his cake and eat it.
The Guardian
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He spoke of his hereditary title to these territories, and would hear of no stipulations before the act of homage.
The History of the Thirty Years' War
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Even a King reigning by a hereditary title might well shrink from such a contest with the Estates of the Realm.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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Working with Dickson immersed Home in the complicated legal issues arising from the sale and alienation of land, and establishing hereditary title.
How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
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When I left Spain, I entreated my friend to accompany me, and resume his hereditary title and estate, but I pleaded in vain.
The Vale of Cedars; Or, The Martyr
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An American in England is very likely to meet some persons of high hereditary title, if they are not presented at the court itself.
Book of Etiquette, Volume II
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One of the numerous advantages attached to an hereditary title is the certainty that a hearer of some sort or another will always be forthcoming.
Roden's Corner
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These circumstances fix rank in a country where there are no hereditary titles.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
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