heritable

heritable
heritability, n.heritably, adv.
/her"i teuh beuhl/, adj.
1. capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
2. capable of inheriting.
[1325-75; ME < MF, equiv. to herit(er) to inherit + -able -ABLE. See HEIR, HEREDITY]

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