inheritable
adj/ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/ · /ənˈhɛrətəbəl/
Etymology Inherited from Middle English enheritable (“inheritable”), from Anglo-Norman enheritable; equivalent to inherit + -able.
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.
- 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:
- 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:
- Derived terms
- inheritableness, inheritably, noninheritable, uninheritable