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- DictionaryHe·red·i·tar·y/həˈredəˌterē/
adjective
- 1. (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance: "members of the ancient Polish aristocracy who had hereditary right to elect the king"
passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Compare congenital. Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. of or relating to inheritance or heredity: a hereditary title. existing by reason of feeling, opinions, or prejudices held by predecessors: a hereditary enemy. Synonyms: traditional, ancestral.
1. a. : inheritance. b. : tradition. 2. a. : the sum of the characteristics and potentialities genetically derived from one's ancestors. b. : the transmission of such qualities from ancestor to descendant through the genes. Examples of heredity in a Sentence. Heredity plays no part in the disease.
holding a rank or title that is hereditary. Definition of hereditary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · A hereditary characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born. Cystic fibrosis is the commonest fatal hereditary disease. In men, hair loss is hereditary. A title or position in society that is hereditary is one that is passed on as a right from parent to child.
Definitions of hereditary. adjective. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity. synonyms: familial, genetic, inherited, transmissible, transmitted. heritable, inheritable. capable of being inherited. adjective. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. “ hereditary monarchy”
1. a. Of or relating to heredity or inheritance. b. Transmitted or capable of being transmitted genetically from parent to offspring: a hereditary disease. 2. a. Passed down from one generation to the next: a hereditary prejudice. b. Being such or possessed by reason of birth: a hereditary aristocracy. 3. Law. a. Capable of being inherited. b.
adjective. uk / hɪˈredɪt ə ri / us. hereditary adjective (DISEASE/QUALITY) Add to word list. passed to a child from its parents before birth: Depression is often hereditary. hereditary adjective (TITLE/POSITION) passed from parent to child as a right: a hereditary title.
