inheritable

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: in=her=it=a=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

inheritable, a. 

•  Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title.  Blackstone.  [1913 Webster]
•  Capable of being transmitted from parent to child; as, inheritable qualities or infirmities.  [1913 Webster]
•  Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.  [1913 Webster]

  "By attainder . . . the blood of the person attainted is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable."  [1913 Webster]

  "The eldest daughter of the king is also alone inheritable to the crown on failure of issue male."  [1913 Webster]

Inheritable blood, blood or relationship by which a person becomes qualified to be an heir, or to transmit possessions by inheritance.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

inheritable, adj.
1 capable of being inherited.
2 capable of inheriting.

Derivative

inheritability n.

Etymology

ME f. AF (as INHERIT)