Hereditary
Hereditary adjective - Genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring.
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Old and hereditary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Hereditary".
Nearby Word: heredity
Old
Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Hereditary and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hereditary" instead an adjective "Old".
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Hereditary Curse: Jack's family suffers from a curse that kills the sons after they turn 40 years old, which is ultimately the result of the original Jack's theft and his mother killing the giant.
- The last few generations have seen the current ruling house have their eldest sons confirmed as heirs while the old kings are still alive, eventually turning it into a normal hereditary monarchy.
Source: Elective Monarchy -
They note that the real old crusted backwoods hereditary peers still hand out Margery and Violet and Torquil and Mark at the font, it's the upper-middles who get Cressida and Benedict.
Source: Literature / The Day Thou Gavest
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