In Zoroastrianism, the priesthood is reserved for men and is a mostly hereditary position.

Squire Cass is a great man in the community because of his hereditary position.

The chief of the village (Kukurai) is a hereditary position.

That's a hereditary position, and such positions bestow power without responsibility.

Instead of being a hereditary position, the grand mastership was elected by its members.

Congress should not be a place people go for decades to get rich, nor should it be a hereditary or anointed position.

The next hereditary administrative position, called Nureddin, was also assigned to the khan's family.

Boyou's political enemies subsequently arranged to take away his hereditary position and assassinate him.

She also had learned in the week she'd been at Braemoor that his hereditary position of laird was in danger.

Over time, council positions became hereditary, ceremonial positions at court with nominal powers, if any.