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- Dictionaryhereditary/hɪˈrɛdɪt(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance: "the Queen's hereditary right to the throne"
- 2. (of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set.
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HEREDITARY definition: 1. (of characteristics or diseases) passing from a parent to a child through the genes : 2. (of…. Learn more.
The meaning of HEREDITARY is genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring. How to use hereditary in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hereditary.
Hereditary definition: passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes. See examples of HEREDITARY used in a sentence.
HEREDITARY meaning: 1. (of characteristics or diseases) passing from a parent to a child through the genes : 2. (of…. Learn more.
A title or position in society that is hereditary is one that is passed on as a right from parent to child. The position of the head of state is hereditary. British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages.
HEREDITY definition: 1. the process by which characteristics are given from a parent to their child through the genes…. Learn more.
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. “ hereditary monarchy”. synonyms: ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible. heritable, inheritable. capable of being inherited.
/həˈredɪteri/ (of a disease or characteristic) given to a child by its parents before it is born. a hereditary disease/condition. Hair loss is often hereditary. hereditary physical traits, such as height and eye colour. a hereditary predisposition to breast cancer. Epilepsy is hereditary in her family. Topics Health problems c2. Want to learn more?
hereditary meaning, definition, what is hereditary: a quality or illness that is hereditary ...: Learn more.
HEREDITARY meaning: 1 : passed or able to be passed from parent to child before birth; 2 : passing from a person who has died to that person's child or younger relative.
