Hereditary and Typical

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Hereditary adjective - Genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring.

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Typical and hereditary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Typical" instead an adjective "Hereditary".

Nearby Word: heredity

Typical adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.

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Hereditary and typical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hereditary" instead an adjective "Typical".

Nearby Words: type, typically, typicality

For instance emphasizing it's ability to provide a large warband(or a large workcrew in more stable times) of hundreds or thousands of cousins is typical of a "tribe" but emphasizing the hereditary estates it holds and the possible Arranged Marriages it can acquire is more typical of a "dynasty".

Source: The Clan
Interestingly, unlike a typical monarchy, the title of the Emperor is not hereditary.note As with the historical Roman Empire, which looked down on kings and never really made the "Emperorship" an office in itself until the Dominate.

Source: The Empire

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