- (a.) Transmitted or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.
- (a.) Descended or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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