Meaning of HERITABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'heritubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] that can be inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title" |
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| | Synonyms: | | ancestral, familial, genetic, hereditary, inheritable, inherited, inheriting, monogenic, nee, patrimonial, polygenic, transmissible, transmitted |
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| | Antonyms: | | nonheritable, noninheritable | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Her"it*a*ble\, a. [OF. h['e]ritable. See {Heritage},
{Hereditable}.]
1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance;
inheritable.
2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.
This son shall be legitimate and heritable. --Sir M.
Hale.
{Heritable rights} (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to
land or whatever may be intimately connected with land;
realty. --Jacob (Law Dict.).
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