hereditary
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adjective
(of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance:
⦅英⦆ (称号などが)世襲の, 親譲りの, 代々の.
e.g. members of the ancient Polish aristocracy who had hereditary right to elect the king.
attributive (of a person) holding a position by inheritance:
〘法〙 (称号などを)相続する権利を保有する
e.g. I am the hereditary chief of the Piscataway people.
(of a characteristic or disease) determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants:
遺伝的な, 遺伝(性)の
e.g. cystic fibrosis is our most common fatal hereditary disease.
relating to inheritance:
e.g. a form of hereditary succession and dynastic rule became standard practice.
Mathematics (of a set) defined such that every element that has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set.
DERIVATIVES
hereditarily |həˌredəˈterəlē| adverb
hereditariness |həˌredəˈterinəs| noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity).