hereditary: meaning and definitions

Law Descending from an ancestor to a legal heir; passing down by inheritance.

Law Having title or possession through inheritance.

Transmitted or capable of being transmitted genetically from parent to offspring: a hereditary disease.

Appearing in or characteristic of successive generations.

Derived from or fostered by one's ancestors: a hereditary prejudice.

Ancestral; traditional: their hereditary home. See Synonyms at innate.

Of or relating to heredity or inheritance.