hereditist

[ huh-red-i-tist ]

noun

1. hereditarian.

hereditist

/ həˈrɛdɪtɪst /

noun

1. any person who places the role of heredity above that of the environment as the determining factor in human or animal behaviour

Word History and Origins

Origin of hereditist¹

First recorded in 1870–75 for an earlier sense, “one who advocates hereditary monarchy, a legitimist”; current sense dates from 1885–90; heredit(y) ( def ) + -ist ( def )