🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

título nobiliario

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈti.tu.lo no.βiˈlja.ɾjo/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hereditary title/həˈred.ɪ.tər.i ˈtaɪ.təl/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El rey le concedió un título nobiliario hereditario."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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