Hereditary Commander

A Hereditary Commander is a (Knight) Commander whose family holds that title by hereditary right.

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Famous quotes containing the words hereditary and/or commander:

    “We bring [to government] no hereditary status or gift of infallibility and none follows us from this place.”
    —Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)

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