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Meaning of 'hereditary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hereditary [ a.]
- Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown.
- Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.

Meaning of 'hereditary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hereditary [ s]
Meaning (1):
- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
Example in sentence:
  • an inherited disease;
  • familial traits;
  • genetically transmitted features
Meaning (2):
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Example in sentence:
  • ancestral home;
  • ancestral lore;
  • hereditary monarchy;
  • patrimonial estate;
  • transmissible tradition

Nearby Words:

her heracleonite herakline herald heralded heraldic heraldically heralding heraldry heraldship

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