hereditary

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Like many chronic afflictions, Mets fandom can be hereditary or acquired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The remaining 92 hereditary seats in the Lords will be abolished at the end of the parliamentary session, expected in April or May.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It has been held by hereditary right by the Howard family since 1672 and the current holder is Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the 18th Duke of Norfolk, who inherited the position from his father in June 2002.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The 92 remaining hereditary seats will be scrapped when the current session of Parliament ends, which is expected to be in May.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Aureliano Segundo recognized him at once, because that hereditary memory had been transmitted from generation to generation and had come to him through the memory of his grandfather.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez