Both Uses of
hereditary
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Those who took me from my father, and who always intended, sooner or later, to sell me again to my original proprietor, as they have now done, calculated that, in order to make the most of their bargain, it would be politic to leave me in possession of all my personal and hereditary worth, and even to increase the value, if possible.†
Chpt 55-56
- Major Cavalcanti is already one, perhaps; but then, hereditary rank is abolished.†
Chpt 63-64 *
Definition:
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(hereditary) passed from parent to child