hereditable

[ huh-red-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

heritable.

Origin of hereditable

1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin hērēdit(āre) to inherit, derivative of Latin hērēd- (stem of hērēs) heir + Middle French -able-able

Other words from hereditable

he·red·i·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
he·red·i·ta·bly, adverb
non·he·red·i·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
non·he·red·i·ta·ble, adjective
non·he·red·i·ta·bly, adverb

Words Nearby hereditable

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How to use hereditable in a sentence

Next, we find tribes with both hereditary and "personal totems," but the "personal totems" are never hereditable.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew Lang
We have abundant evidence to show that the personal totem is transmissible and hereditable.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew Lang
Miss Fletcher's theory demands the hereditable character of the individual manitu, and yet it is never inherited.
Social Origins and Primal Law | Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for hereditable

hereditable

/ (hɪˈrɛdɪtəbəl) /

adjective

a less common word for heritable

Derived forms of hereditable

hereditability, noun
hereditably, adverb

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