Hereditary - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |həˈredɪterɪ|  American pronunciation of the word hereditary
Brit.  |hɪˈredɪt(ə)rɪ|  British pronunciation of the word hereditary

adjective

- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity (syn: familial, genetic, inherited, transmissible, transmitted)
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent (syn: ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible)
hereditary monarchy

Extra examples

He suffers from a rare hereditary condition.

...eye and hair color are hereditary...

The nation was firmly attached to hereditary monarchy.

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