The house descended through the male heirs for three centuries.

这座房子由男性继承人相传了三个世纪。

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The house descended through the male heirs from two centuries.

这房子由男性继承人传下来有两个世纪了。

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He doesn't know it, but he's the direct great-grandson of Ghengis Khan, through a series of male heirs.

尽管他并不知情，但它是成吉思汗的曾孙。

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The new legislation will end the system of male primogeniture, meaning male heirs will no longer take precedence over women in line to the throne.

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As an initial matter, the policy, in a society that places great importance on producing male heirs, has resulted in the world's most abnormal sex ratios.

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However, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg recently said the government would consider changing the laws on royal succession to remove the right of male heirs to succeed before older female siblings.

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