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Hereditary

//həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
  2. 2
    Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.

    "Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times."

  3. 3
    Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.

    "hereditary rulers"

  4. 4
    Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.

    "Haemophilia is hereditary in his family."

  5. 5
    Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.
Adjective
  1. 1
    inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent wordnet
  2. 2
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inheritance”), from hērēs (“heir”).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inheritance”), from hērēs (“heir”).

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