eventually resumed the practice.

Acquisition

Depending on the office, the acquisition of nobility could be done in one generation or gradually over several generations:
*Noblesse au premier degré (nobility in the first generation): nobility awarded in the first generation, generally after 20 years of service or by death in one's post.
*Noblesse graduelle: nobility awarded in the second generation, generally after 20 years of service by both father and son.

Once acquired, nobility was hereditary

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