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English to English adjective
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Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | | Example: an inherited disease
familial traits
genetically transmitted features
source: wordnet30
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inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | | Example: ancestral home
ancestral lore
hereditary monarchy
patrimonial estate
transmissible tradition
source: wordnet30
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