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Hereditability

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• Hereditable

  [huh-red-i-tuh-buh l] /həˈrɛd ɪ tə bəl/ adjective 1. . /hɪˈrɛdɪtəbəl/ adjective 1. a less common word for heritable adj. mid-15c.; see heredity + -able. Related: Hereditability.

• Hereditament

  [her-i-dit-uh-muh nt] /ˌhɛr ɪˈdɪt ə mənt/ noun, Law. 1. any inheritable estate or interest in property. /ˌhɛrɪˈdɪtəmənt/ noun (property law) 1. any kind of property capable of being inherited 2. property that before 1926 passed to an heir if not otherwise disposed of by will “inherited property,” mid-15c., from Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Latin hereditatem […]

• Hereditarian

  [huh-red-i-tair-ee-uh n] /həˌrɛd ɪˈtɛər i ən/ noun 1. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to ). adjective 2. characteristic of or based on such belief: hereditarian theories.

• Hereditarianism

  [huh-red-i-tair-ee-uh n] /həˌrɛd ɪˈtɛər i ən/ noun 1. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to ). adjective 2. characteristic of or based on such belief: hereditarian theories. /həˌrɛdɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm/ noun 1. (psychol) a school of thought that emphasizes the influence […]

• Hereditarily

  [huh-red-i-ter-ee] /həˈrɛd ɪˌtɛr i/ adjective 1. passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare . 2. of or relating to inheritance or heredity: a hereditary title. 3. existing by reason of feeling, opinions, or prejudices held by predecessors: a hereditary enemy. 4. […]

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