Hereditary

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1. Adjective

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.

2. Adjective

Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.

3. Adjective

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
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