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Hereditary

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.

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Heritable 84% connected

Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.

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Heritable 84% connected

Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.

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Inheritable 84% connected

Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title.

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Inheritable 84% connected

Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title.

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Heredity 74% connected

Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repe…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Heredity 74% connected

Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repe…

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Ancestral 92% connected

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Genetic 92% connected

Same as Genetical.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Inherited 92% connected

of Inherit

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Patrimonial 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transmissible 92% connected

Capable of being transmitted from one to another; capable of being passed through any body or substance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transmitted 92% connected

of Transmit

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