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heritable

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛrɪtəb(ə)l/

Definition of heritable

adjective

1 Biology (of a characteristic) transmissible from parent to offspring: intelligence is to some degree heritable

2 Law (of property) capable of being inherited by heirs-at-law: heritable property was excluded from the valuationCompare with movable (sense 2 of the adjective).

Derivatives

heritability
heritably

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French heriter 'inherit', from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare, from Latin heres, hered- 'heir'

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Definition of heritable in the US English dictionary

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