hereditary
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The Tooro Kingdom follows a hereditary system in selecting its monarch.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Tom Nolan praises this “gritty melodrama of familial love and hereditary tragedy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
All but one of the 13 countries that did so are hereditary monarchies.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
"If it becomes known that his mother was of ethnic Korean origins from Japan, it would not only shake his legitimacy but also destabilise the hereditary system at its roots," said Ryu.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Perhaps more important, parents with higher IQs tend to get more education, and IQ is strongly hereditary.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing hereditary
100 SAT Words Beginning with "H"
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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