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heritable

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Heritable \Her"it*a*ble\, a. [OF. h['e]ritable. See {Heritage},
   {Hereditable}.]
   1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance;
      inheritable.

   2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.

            This son shall be legitimate and heritable. --Sir M.
                                                  Hale.

   {Heritable rights} (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to
      land or whatever may be intimately connected with land;
      realty. --Jacob (Law Dict.).

Source : WordNet®

heritable
     adj : that can be inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye
           color"; "an inheritable title" [syn: {inheritable}]
           [ant: {noninheritable}]
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