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Word: Heritable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French heriter ‘inherit’, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare, from Latin heres, hered- ‘heir’
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɛrɪtəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a characteristic) transmissible from parent to offspring
Short Definition:(of characteristic) transmissible from parent to offspring
Examples:- intelligence is to some degree heritable
Definition:
(of property) capable of being inherited by heirs-at-law
Short Definition:(of property) capable of being inherited by heirs-at-law
Examples:- heritable property was excluded from the valuation
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