家か督とく

noun

heir; successor

Refers to the person who inherits the family headship and estate, especially in pre-modern Japan.

• 彼かれは家か督とくを継ついで、一いち族ぞくの長おさとなった。

  He succeeded as heir and became the head of the family.

noun

family estate; inheritance

The property, wealth, and rights passed down to the heir; often used in historical contexts.

• 家か督とくを相そう続ぞくするには、さまざまな義ぎ務むが伴ともなった。

  Inheriting the family estate came with various obligations.

noun

headship of a family

Historical term for the position or status of being the family head, including authority over the household.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、家か督とくは長ちょう男なんが継つぐのが一いっ般ぱん的てきだった。

  In the Edo period, the headship of the family was typically inherited by the eldest son.