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Traditional English :: hereditable
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heredytery.html - adj.
that can be inherited. [obs. F h÷r÷ditable or med.L hereditabilis f. eccl.L hereditare f. L heres -edis heir] |
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Traditional English :: hereditament
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heredytery.html - n.
Law 1 any property that can be inherited.
2 inheritance. [med.L hereditamentum (as HEREDITABLE)] |
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Traditional English :: hereditary
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heredytery.html - adj. 1 (of disease, instinct, etc.) able to be passed down from one generation to another. 2 a descending by inheritance. b holding a position by inheritance. 3 the same as or resembling what one's parents had (a hereditary hatred). 4 of or relating to inheritance. hereditarily adv. hereditariness n. [L hereditarius (as HEREDITY)] |
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Traditional English :: heredity
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heredytery.html - n. 1 a the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. b these characteristics. 2 the genetic constitution of an individual. [F h or L hereditas heirship (as HEIR) ] |
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English Idioms :: here
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heredytery.html - See: ALL THERE or ALL HERE, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, SAME HERE. |
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English Idioms :: here and now(1)
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heredytery.html - {adv. phr.} At this very time and place; right now; immediately. * /I want my dime back, and I want it here and now./ Compare: THEN AND THERE. |
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