ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Inheritable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Inheritable is an adjective meaning That can be inherited.

Meaning

That can be inherited.

More Meanings

  1. Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.

Example Sentences

an inheritable disease
an inheritable estate or title
The eldest daughter of the king is also alone inheritable to the crown on failure of issue male.
By attainder […] the blood of the person attainted is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable.

Synonyms for inheritable

Depending on context, synonyms include ancestral, familial, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible, nee.

Antonyms for inheritable

Common opposites include noninheritable, nonheritable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heritable, inherited, patrimonial, hereditary, ancestral, familial.

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