INHERITABLE


Meaning of INHERITABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈher-ə-tə-bəl, -ˈhe-rə- ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : capable of being inherited : transmissible

an inheritable title

2. : capable of taking by inheritance

the eldest son is inheritable to the crown

• in·her·it·abil·i·ty -ˌher-ə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌhe-rə- noun

• in·her·it·able·ness -ˈher-ə-tə-bəl-nəs, -ˈhe-rə- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.