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Meanings of hereditary position in inglés

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

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        Examples for "hereditary"
        Examples for "hereditary"
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        In families with a hereditary form, there is a clear genotype-phenotype correlation.
        Pubmed
        2
        The office of midwife was hereditary in the family of the basket-maker.
        Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
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        I think a large part is diet but, unfortunately, it's also hereditary.
        Ebony
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        Purpose: High myopia is a severe hereditary ocular disease leading to blindness.
        Pubmed
        5
        For the McCain family the Grand National has become an hereditary prize.
        The Guardian
        1
        Indeed, every hereditary office had, besides its actual holder, its Tanist, with right of succession.
        The Irish Race in the Past and the Present
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        There are three classes of persons who stand between the people and Lumawig, and to-day all hold an hereditary office.
        The Bontoc Igorot
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        Besides this they had, and still have, special historians in these nations, an hereditary office descending from father to son.
        History of the Incas
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        He was one of the Toske tribe, and his ancestors had for some time held the hereditary office of bey of Tepeleni.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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        A king was to be in England, for the future, a respected and honored chief magistrate appointed for life and to hereditary office.
        A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
        1
        If a hereditary title were to be respected, Mary possessed it.
        Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
        2
        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
        Usage of hereditary position in inglés
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        The men of whom it is composed naturally derive from their superior and hereditary position a taste for what is extremely well made and lasting.
        Democracy in America — Volume 2