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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inherited
adj
  1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
    Synonym(s): familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inherit \In*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inherited}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Inheriting}.] [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a
      heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L.
      inhereditare; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres
      heir. See {Heir}.]
      1. (Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by
            inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor
            or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive
            as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at
            his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate
            of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his
            father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the
            crown.
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