hereditary
adjective
passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes.
hereditarily
-
a word derived from
hereditary.
Example Sentences
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The explorer is named MBR after Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as the vice president and prime minister of the hereditarily ruled UAE.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023
The state-run WAM news agency described the vote at Al-Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi as unanimous among the rulers of the country’s hereditarily ruled sheikhdoms, which includes the skyscraper-studded city of Dubai.
From Washington Times ● May 14, 2022
The $23 billion sale also included armed drones and other defense equipment sought by the Emirates, a hereditarily ruled federation of seven sheikhdoms also home to Dubai.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
The "experiment," as Qatari officials have described the vote, comes as the 2022 World Cup casts a global spotlight on the hereditarily ruled nation and generates pressure for reform.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2021
It combined the Greek prefix eu—“good”—with genesis: “good in stock, hereditarily endowed with noble qualities.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
