世せ襲しゅう制せい

noun

hereditary system; hereditary succession

Refers to a system where a position, title, or property is passed down within a family. Often used in political or historical contexts.

• その国くにでは、大だい統とう領りょう職しょくが事じ実じつ上じょうの世せ襲しゅう制せいになっている。

  In that country, the presidency has effectively become a hereditary system.

• 世せ襲しゅう制せいの弊へい害がいが議ぎ論ろんされている。

  The drawbacks of hereditary succession are being debated.