(of a title, office, or right)conferred by or based on inheritance
（头衔、职位或权利）承袭的，世袭的
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the Queen's hereditary right to the throne. 女王对王位的继承权。
[attrib.](of a person)holding a position by inheritance
（人）有世袭职位的
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a hereditary peer. 世袭贵族。
(of a characteristic or disease)determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants
（性格或疾病）遗传的。
of or relating to inheritance
（与）继承（有关）的；（与）遗传（有关）的；（与）世袭（有关）的
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the main objection to the hereditary principle is that such peers are not elected. 对世袭政策的主要异议是这样的贵族不是推选出来的。
【数】 （集合的）遗传的。
"late Middle English： from Latin