FAMILIAL


Meaning of FAMILIAL in English

fəˈmilyəl, -lēəl adjective

Etymology: French, from Latin familia family + French -al

1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a family

children of the same familial background — E.L.Volpe

2. : having a tendency to occur in different members of a family to a degree greater than chance would allow

a familial disease

— compare congenital , hereditary

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.