hereditary
/həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/ · noun
Meaning
- A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
- Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
- Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
- Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
- Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
- Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.
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