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Traditional Authority
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Traditional authority is legitimized by long-standing custom, obeyed because a position has always been obeyed that way.
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A hereditary monarch commands deference through inherited succession rather than through any law or personal charisma.
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Traditional authority rests on custom's weight, not on force; a ruler can hold it while lacking real means to compel obedience.