heritable

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

CIDE DICTIONARY

heritable, a. [OF. héritable. See Heritage, Hereditable.].

•  Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.  [1913 Webster]
•  Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.  [1913 Webster]

  "This son shall be legitimate and heritable."  [1913 Webster]

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

OXFORD DICTIONARY

heritable, adj.
1 Law a (of property) capable of being inherited by heirs-at-law (cf. MOVABLE). b capable of inheriting.
2 Biol. (of a characteristic) transmissible from parent to offspring.

Derivative

heritability n. heritably adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. heriter f. eccl.L hereditare: see HEREDITABLE