hereditary
adjective/ɨ.ɾɨ.di.ˈta.ɾju/medium
he·re·di·tá·ri·o
Definition
Passed on from parents to offspring via genes, or relating to inheritance of property or title.
Hemophilia is a hereditary condition.
He holds a hereditary peerage.
Common collocations
hereditary diseasehereditary titlehereditary monarchyhereditary factor
Etymology
Do latim 'hereditarius', de 'hereditas' (herança).