OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 25212

hereditary

/həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
heredado • hereditario
Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
heredado • hereditario
Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.
heredado • hereditario
Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
hereditary rulers
hereditario
Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.
Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.
Xanthuria is an hereditary disorder in which there is an absence of the enzyme xanthine oxidase which interferes with the metabolic breakdown of purines, leading to an increased ex…