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Word: hereditary (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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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