Word Meaning

Meaning of hereditary

- Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown.
- Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.

Crossword clue for hereditary

- Genetic
- Genetically handed-down
- Handed down
- Passed on genetically