English Dictionary: heritable | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Heritable \Her"it*a*ble\, a. [OF. h[82]ritable. See {Heritage}, {Hereditable}.] 1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable. 2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance. This son shall be legitimate and heritable. --Sir M. Hale. {Heritable rights} (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to land or whatever may be intimately connected with land; realty. --Jacob (Law Dict.). |