Assertion: nobility's status | /r/HasProperty | inherited without regard
Facets:
value: to ability
type: CAUSE
value: to merit
type: OTHER
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Obviously, a modern person wouldn't assume someone is a better person just because he was born into a particular family, but the concept made much more sense in ancient cultures where everything - status, land, position, offices - were typically inherited without regard to merit or ability.