hereditary

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

Japanese Meaning

遺産として受け継がれる、遺言や法律による相続で伝えられる / 死後、法的にその子孫に授けられる称号、名誉、権利などに関する

The hereditary estate was bequeathed to his niece under his last will.

その相続財産は遺言により彼の姪に遺贈された。

Sense（1）

Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.

Sense（2）

Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.

Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.

Sense（3）

Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.

hereditary rulers

Sense（4）

Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.

Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.

Sense（5）

(mathematics) Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.

more hereditary

（ comparative ）

most hereditary

（ superlative ）