Canadian English Meaning of hereditary

hereditary

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Definitions and Meaning of hereditary in English

Wordnet

hereditary (s)

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

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

Webster

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.

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hereditary

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity, inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descentDescended, or capable of

genetic,genetic,inherent,Inheritable,inherited,congenital,heritable,Inborn,inbred,innate

acquired,non-hereditary

hereditarily => hereditarily, hereditarianism => Hereditarianism, hereditament => inheritance, hereditably => heritably, hereditable => heritable,