Heritable

[heritәbl]

Definition

(a.) Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.

(a.) Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.

Edited by Karl

Definition

adj. that may be inherited.—n. Heritabil′ity.—adv. Her′itably.—n. Her′itor in Scotland a landholder in a parish.—Heritable property (Scots law) real property as opposed to movable property or chattels; Heritable security same as English mortgage.

Edited by Joanne