Hereditary
/həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:15 pts10 letters
Definition of Hereditary
noun
- A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
adjective
- Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
- Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
"Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times."
- Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
"hereditary rulers"
- Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
"Haemophilia is hereditary in his family."
- Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
inhereditary
ANTONYMS
nonhereditary