History records his great-great-great-grandfather holding a hereditary post as a court scholar, as did his son and other descendants.

For this, he was awarded the hereditary post of Kaji by Bhimsen Thapa.

The office of King's Champion has always been a hereditary post.

However, in a rather short time, Gaugraf came to be more and more an hereditary post held by Gaugraf families.

A bendahara was appointed by a sultan and was a hereditary post.

The hyangni typically served for life in hereditary posts.

London is simply our hereditary post.

However it was common for Brahmins to occupy hereditary administrative posts as well.

The careers of Brahmins usually related to education, the judiciary, astrology, mathematics, poetry and philosophy or the occupation of hereditary administrative posts.

Ollamh Clanricarde was a hereditary post, held almost exclusively by members of the McEgan family.