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hereditary
descending or capable of descending to succeeding generations by inheritance; transmitted or transmissible according to established rules of descent.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006
HEREDITARY. That which is inherited.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.