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 hereditable

  • Miss Fletcher's theory demands the hereditable character of the individual manitu, and yet it is never inherited.

    Social Origins and Primal Law |Andrew Lang

  • We have abundant evidence to show that the personal totem is transmissible and hereditable.

    The Secret of the Totem |Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for hereditable

hereditable
/ (hɪˈrɛdɪtəbəl) /

adjective

a less common word for heritable

Derived forms of hereditable

hereditability, noun hereditably, adverb