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heritable

[ her-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
  2. capable of inheriting.


heritable

/ ˈhɛrɪtəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being inherited; inheritable
  2. law capable of inheriting


heritable

/ hĕrĭ-tə-bəl /

  1. Capable of being passed from one generation to the next through the genes.


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Derived Forms

  • ˌheritaˈbility, noun
  • ˈheritably, adverb

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Other Words From

  • herit·a·bili·ty noun
  • herit·a·bly adverb
  • nonher·it·a·bili·ty noun
  • non·herit·a·ble adjective
  • non·herit·a·bly adverb
  • un·herit·a·ble adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heritable1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, equivalent to herit(er) “to inherit” + -able ( -able ); heir, heredity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heritable1

C14: from Old French, from heriter to inherit

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Example Sentences

Twin and adoption studies have revealed that a disposition toward suicidal behavior is partially heritable.

The father divides them as heritable property into equal portions for bequest to his children.

And so, again, the lords rights under the commendation seem to constitute an alienable and heritable seignory.

Already the process has begun which will make it applicable to every person who has heritable rights in land.

We know that taken individually the lawmen of Lincoln were holders of heritable franchises, of sake and soke.

True that the rights conferred upon them are not restrained within the compass of three lives but are heritable ad infinitum.

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