thế tập

Vị quan trẻ tuổi quỳ trước ngai vàng để nhận sắc phong thế tập từ tay nhà vua.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Hereditary; inheritable: Describes a title, position, or nobility that is passed down from one generation to the next within a family line, typically by law or custom.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tước vị quý tộc đó là thế tập. (That noble title is hereditary.)
  • Chế độ phong kiến có nhiều chức quan thế tập. (The feudal system had many hereditary official positions.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thế tập" is primarily used in historical, legal, or formal contexts to discuss feudal systems, aristocracy, or traditional succession rights. It is not used in modern, everyday conversation about general inheritance.

Variants and Related Words

• Truyền ngôi (v): to pass on the throne (specifically for monarchs).

  • Nhà vua quyết định truyền ngôi cho con trai trưởng. (The king decided to pass the throne to his eldest son.)

• Cha truyền con nối (idiom): a phrase meaning "from father to son," describing a family trade or tradition passed down through generations.

  • Nghề thủ công này là cha truyền con nối. (This craft has been passed down from father to son.)

Synonyms

• Hereditary: (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance.
• Inheritable: capable of being inherited.

Related Concepts

• Phong kiến: feudal. "Thế tập" is a key concept in feudal societal structures.
• Quý tộc: nobility; aristocracy. Hereditary nobility is "quý tộc thế tập."