I. ˈherə̇d.əbəl, -rə̇tə- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from heriter to inherit + -able
1. : capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance : inheritable
2. Scots law : of or relating to heritage or heritables
3. : hereditary
heritable character
heritable office
a viruslike agent transmitting heritable mammary tumors to young sucklings — Lancet
II. noun
( -s )
: a piece of heritable property — usually used in plural