Synonyms: heritable, inheritable
Definition: capable of being inherited
Usage: inheritable traits such as eye color; an inheritable title
Similar words: hereditary, transmissible, ancestral, patrimonial
Definition: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Usage: ancestral home; ancestral lore; hereditary monarchy; patrimonial estate; transmissible tradition
Similar words: transmissible, transmitted, hereditary, inherited, familial, genetic
Definition: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
Usage: an inherited disease; familial traits; genetically transmitted features
Similar words: monogenic
Definition: of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes
Similar words: polygenic
Definition: of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Similar words: inheriting
Definition: having the legal right to inherit
Similar words: nee
Definition: (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
Usage: Hillary Clinton nee Rodham