hereditary (adj.)

  1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; an inherited disease; familial traits; genetically transmitted features

    [ Syn: familial , genetic , inherited , transmitted , transmissible ]

  2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; ancestral home; ancestral lore; hereditary monarchy; patrimonial estate; transmissible tradition

    [ Syn: ancestral , patrimonial , transmissible ]

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