hereditable

[ huh-red-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. heritable.

hereditable

/ hɪˈrɛdɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. See heritable
   a less common word for heritable

Derived Forms

• heˌreditaˈbility, noun
• heˈreditably, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hereditable¹

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

Example Sentences

Next, we find tribes with both hereditary and "personal totems," but the "personal totems" are never hereditable.

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We have abundant evidence to show that the personal totem is transmissible and hereditable.

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Miss Fletcher's theory demands the hereditable character of the individual manitu, and yet it is never inherited.

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