hereditary

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

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