hereditary
Example Sentences
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Finally, in 1884, Queen Victoria, who ranked “In Memoriam” next to the Bible for consolation, offered him a hereditary title.
Royal blood is the point of a hereditary monarchy.
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Triggered by a hereditary condition, his heart stopped.
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Haemochromatosis is a hereditary disease that causes a dangerous build-up of iron in the body and if left untreated can lead to liver cancer and arthritis.
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His swift accumulation of authority, coupled with an increasingly public profile, has made the prospect of a hereditary transfer of power a central feature of political debate.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
