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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries세습 작위
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sesup jakwi
"그는 가문의 세습 작위를 물려받았습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An aristocratic rank, honor, or designation that is passed down through a family lineage, typically from parent to eldest child.
"He inherited a hereditary title that gave him a seat in the House of Lords." - 2
A formal office or distinction attached to a specific family line by law or custom.
"The family has held the hereditary title of grand master of the order for over three centuries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The adjective 'hereditary' derives from the Late Latin 'hereditarius', stemming from Latin 'heres' (heir), while 'title' comes from the Latin 'titulus', meaning an inscription, honor, or heading. Combined in medieval European feudal systems, the term evolved to denote official aristocratic designations passed down through family descent, primarily from parent to child.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hereditary title" is said worldwide
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titre héréditaire
Transliteration: titr e.ʁe.di.tɛʁ
"Il a hérité d'un titre héréditaire de sa famille."
Erbtitel
Transliteration: /ˈɛʁpˌtiːtl̩/
"Er trug einen alten Erbtitel aus dem Adelsstand."
titolo nobiliare ereditario
Transliteration: /ˈti.to.lo no.biˈlja.re e.re.diˈta.rjo/
"La sua famiglia possiede un titolo nobiliare ereditario da secoli."
título nobiliario
Transliteration: /ˈti.tu.lo no.βiˈlja.ɾjo/
"El rey le concedió un título nobiliario hereditario."
título hereditário
Transliteration: /ˈti.tu.lu e.ɾe.diˈta.ɾiu/
"Ele herdou um título hereditário de sua nobleza ancestral."
पैतृक उपाधि
Transliteration: paitruk upādhi
"उसके पास अपनी पारिवारिक पैतृक उपाधि है।"
世袭头衔
Transliteration: shìxí tóuxián
"他继承了一个家族的世袭头衔。"
세습 작위
Transliteration: sesup jakwi
"그는 가문의 세습 작위를 물려받았습니다."
世襲爵位
Transliteration: seshū shakui
"彼は先祖代々の世襲爵位を受け継いだ。"
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