"inheritocracy" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1999 January 5, Martin Van Der Weyer, “The merits of the new inheritocracy”, in Daily Mail, page 11:",
          "text": "Several million people became shareholders for the first time, by subscribing to privatisation issues.\nAnother million or two became homeowners, having bought their council houses at bargain prices. new inheritocracy",
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          "ref": "2015 August 3, Daniel Rigney, “The Politics of Gratitude”, in The New York Times (letter to the editor), page A.18:",
          "text": "David Brooks (\"The Structure of Gratitude,\" column, July 28) dubiously characterizes American society as a \"capitalist meritocracy.\" I suggest that we are more aptly described as a \"capitalist inheritocracy.\"",
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          "ref": "2024 November 1, Claer Barrett, “Meet ‘Generation Windfall’: coming to an estate agent near you”, in FT.com, archived from the original on 2024-11-01:",
          "text": "The sad fact is, inheritocracy is the only feasible route to owning a property.\n“In London and the south-east, it feels like almost every first-time buyer client has had some kind of help from their parents or grandparents,” says Andrew Montlake, chief executive of Coreco, the mortgage broker.",
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          "ref": "2025 March 1, “The bequest boom”, in The Economist, page 63:",
          "text": "The rise of the inheritocracy reflects three factors: increasing wealth, changing demography and slower economic growth.",
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