Heritable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Heritable \Her"it*a*ble\, a. [OF. h['e]ritable. See {Heritage},
     {Hereditable}.]
     1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance;
        inheritable.
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     2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.
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              This son shall be legitimate and heritable. --Sir M.
                                                    Hale.
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     {Heritable rights} (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to
        land or whatever may be intimately connected with land;
        realty. --Jacob (Law Dict.).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  heritable
       adj : that can be inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye
             color"; "an inheritable title" [syn: {inheritable}]
             [ant: {noninheritable}]