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heritable

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective heritable has 1 sense

heritable(a = adj.all) inheritable - capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

heritable, a. [OF. héritable. See Heritage, Hereditable.].

Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable. [1913 Webster]
Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance. [1913 Webster]
"This son shall be legitimate and heritable." [1913 Webster]

Heritable rights (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to land or whatever may be intimately connected with land; realty. Jacob (Law Dict.).

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

heritable, adj.
1 Law a (of property) capable of being inherited by heirs-at-law (cf. MOVABLE). b capable of inheriting.
2 Biol. (of a characteristic) transmissible from parent to offspring.

Derivative

heritability n. heritably adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. heriter f. eccl.L hereditare: see HEREDITABLE

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