What does the word hereditary mean?
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HEREDITARILY.
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Descending by inheritance.
Part of speech: adverb
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for hereditary
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She sat watching the little fire, and brooding almost to insanity over the strange revolution that a few hours had made in her life, driving her so suddenly from her own hereditary manor- house, her home of wealth and honor and safety, out into the perilous wilderness, a fugitive from the law. – Cruel As The Grave by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth
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Membership is hereditary; for in India, as in all oriental countries, it is customary for children to follow the trade or profession of their father. – Modern India by William Eleroy Curtis