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Heritable

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

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Ancestral 84% connected

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

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Ancestral 84% connected

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

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Genetic 84% connected

Same as Genetical.

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Genetic 84% connected

Same as Genetical.

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Hereditary 84% connected

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…

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Hereditary 84% connected

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…

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Inherited 84% connected

of Inherit

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Inherited 84% connected

of Inherit

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Inheriting 84% connected

of Inherit

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Inheriting 84% connected

of Inherit

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Monogenic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to monogenesis.

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Monogenic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to monogenesis.

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Nee 84% connected

Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame de Stael, nee Necker.

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Nee 84% connected

Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame de Stael, nee Necker.

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Patrimonial 84% connected

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

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Patrimonial 84% connected

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

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Polygenic 84% connected

Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic.

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Polygenic 84% connected

Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic.

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Transmissible 84% connected

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

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Transmissible 84% connected

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

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Transmitted 84% connected

of Transmit

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Transmitted 84% connected

of Transmit

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Inheritable 92% connected

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

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