hereditary

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inheritance”), from hērēs (“heir”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈhɛrəɖɪʈ(ɐ)ri/ Hyphenation: he‧red‧i‧ta‧ry === Adjective === hereditary (comparative more hereditary, superlative most hereditary) Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate. Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death. Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank. Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes. (mathematics) Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective. ==== Synonyms ==== inhereditary ==== Antonyms ==== nonhereditary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== see heir ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hereditary (plural hereditaries) A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords. === See also === congenital === Anagrams === erythraeid == Middle English == === Adjective === hereditary alternative form of hereditarie