hereditable

[ huh-red-i-tuh-buh l ]
/ həˈrɛd ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

heritable.

Origin of hereditable

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin hērēdit(āre) to inherit, derivative of Latin hērēd- (stem of hērēs) heir + Middle French -able -able

OTHER WORDS FROM hereditable

Words nearby hereditable

hereat, hereaway, hereby, heredes, heredia, hereditable, hereditament, hereditarian, hereditarianism, hereditary, hereditary angioneurotic edema

Example sentences from the Web for hereditability

  • We should propose, then, to introduce a distinction between the hereditability of deviation and that of character.

    Creative Evolution |Henri Bergson

British Dictionary definitions for hereditability

hereditable
/ (hɪˈrɛdɪtəbəl) /

adjective

a less common word for heritable

Derived forms of hereditable

hereditability, noun hereditably, adverb