Dictionary

inheritable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ənˈhɛrətəbəl/ weak vowel merger
• /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English enheritable (“inheritable”), from Anglo-Norman enheritable; equivalent to inherit + -able.

Meanings

1. That can be inherited.
   • an inheritable estate or title
   • an inheritable disease
2. Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
   • The eldest daughter of the king is also alone inheritable to the crown on failure of issue male. 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
   • By attainder […] the blood of the person attainted is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable. 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

inheritably · uninheritable · noninheritable · inheritableness

Translations (14)

tr kalıtsal (able to be inherited) · vo gerädovik (able to be inherited) · pl dziedziczny (able to be inherited) · es heredable (able to be inherited) · ro ereditar (able to be inherited) · ast heredatible (able to be inherited) · enm enheritable (able to be inherited) · cs dědičný (able to be inherited) · mk наследен (able to be inherited) · gv yn-eiraghtagh (able to be inherited) · da arvelig (able to be inherited) · sk dedičný (able to be inherited) · pt herdável (able to be inherited) · bg унаследим (able to be inherited)