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Hereditary

see synonyms of hereditary

Adjective

1. familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmissible, transmitted

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

Example Sentences:
'an inherited disease'
'familial traits'
'genetically transmitted features'

2. ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

Example Sentences:
'ancestral home'
'ancestral lore'
'hereditary monarchy'
'patrimonial estate'
'transmissible tradition'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hereditary

see synonyms of hereditary
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or denoting factors that can be transmitted genetically from one generation to another
2. law
a. 
descending or capable of descending to succeeding generations by inheritance
b. 
transmitted or transmissible according to established rules of descent
3. 
derived from one's ancestors; traditional
hereditary feuds
4. mathematics, logic
a. 
(of a set) containing all those elements which have a given relation to any element of the set
b. 
(of a property) transferred by the given relation, so that if x has the property P and xRy, then y also has the property P

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hereditary

see synonyms of hereditary
adjective
1. 
a. 
of, or passed down by, inheritance from an ancestor to a legal heir; ancestral
b. 
having title, right, etc. by inheritance
2. 
of, or passed down by, heredity; designating or of a characteristic transmitted genetically from generation to generation
3. 
being such because of attitudes, beliefs, etc. passed down through generations
hereditary allies

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hereditary

see synonyms of hereditary
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to heredity or inheritance.
b. Transmitted or capable of being transmitted genetically from parent to offspring: a hereditary disease.
2.
a. Passed down from one generation to the next: a hereditary prejudice.
b. Being such or possessed by reason of birth: a hereditary aristocracy.
3. Law
a. Capable of being inherited.
b. Descending from an ancestor to a legal heir; passing down by inheritance.
c. Having title or possession through inheritance.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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