1. (adj) ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
Synonyms: familial, genetic, contagious, transmittable, ancestral, hereditary, catching, patrimonial, inherited, communicable, transmissible, contractable, transmitted Antonyms: nonheritable, noninheritable
2. (adj) ancestral
of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
Synonyms: hereditary, transmissible, patrimonial Antonyms: noninheritable, nonheritable
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