inheritable

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English enheritable (“inheritable”), from Anglo-Norman enheritable; equivalent to inherit +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ənˈhɛrətəbəl/

Adjective

inheritable (comparative more inheritable, superlative most inheritable)

1. That can be inherited.

   an inheritable estate or title

   an inheritable disease

2. Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
   • 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

     By attainder […] the blood of the person attainted is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable.

   • 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

     The eldest daughter of the king is also alone inheritable to the crown on failure of issue male.

Derived terms

• inheritableness
• inheritably
• noninheritable
• uninheritable

Translations

able to be inherited

Asturian: heredatible Bulgarian: унаследим (bg) (unasledim) Czech: dědičný (cs) m Danish: arvelig (da) Macedonian: наследен m (nasleden) Manx: yn-eiraghtagh Middle English: enheritable Polish: dziedziczny (pl) Romanian: ereditar (ro) Slovak: dedičný Spanish: heredable (es) Turkish: kalıtsal (tr) Volapük: gerädovik (vo)

Middle English

Adjective

inheritable

1. alternative form of enheritable