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Word: hereditary
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- (of a disease or trait) passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
- (of a person) holding a legally hereditary title or rank
- (of a title, honor or right) legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
- which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate
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Noun:
- A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
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