| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. By inheritance.[Websters]
2. In an ancestral, genic or lineal manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hereditable.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (hereditable) | 1. Capable of being inherited.[Websters]. 2. Qualified to inherit; capable of inheriting.[Websters]. 3. Being heritable, inheritable or ancestral.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb hereditably.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HEREDITABLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HEREDITABLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] By inheritance; by right of descent. The one-house-owners belong hereditably to no private person. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
