hereditary

adj 1: tending to occur among members of a family usually by

heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits";

"genetically transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic},

{inherited}, {transmitted}, {transmissible}]

2: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal

rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore";

"hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate";

"transmissible tradition" [syn: {ancestral}, {patrimonial},

{transmissiblel}]