- capable of inheriting; having the rights of an heir
- capable of being inherited
Origin of inheritable
Middle English enheritable from Anglo-French from Old Frenchinheritable
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inheritable
adjective
- Capable of being inherited: inheritable traits; inheritable property.
- Having the right to inherit or the capability of inheriting: an inheritable heir.
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noun
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Adjective
- That can be inherited.
- an inheritable estate or title
- an inheritable disease
- Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
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inheritable - Medical Definition
adj.
Capable of being inherited: inheritable traits; inheritable property.
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n.
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