tập tước

Ông hoàng tập tước từ cha mình.

Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To inherit a noble title: The primary meaning of "tập tước" refers to the feudal practice where a descendant (usually a son or grandson) is formally granted or inherits the noble rank or title held by their father or ancestor.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con trai trưởng của vị hầu tước đã tập tước sau khi cha qua đời. (The eldest son of the marquis inherited the title after his father's death.)
  • Trong chế độ phong kiến, quyền tập tước thường được quy định rõ ràng. (In the feudal system, the right to inherit a title was usually clearly regulated.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in historical or literary contexts discussing Vietnam's feudal past or analogous aristocratic systems. It is not used in modern, everyday language.

Word Origin and Notes

• Etymology: The word is a compound of "tập" (to follow, to inherit, to practice) and "tước" (noble rank, peerage, title). It literally means "to inherit a title."
• Register: Archaic, historical, formal.

Synonyms

• To succeed to a title: To inherit a noble rank.
• To inherit a peerage: To receive a title of nobility by right of birth.