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heritable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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her·i·ta·ble /ˈherətəbəl/ adjective law  SCLproperty that is heritable can be passed from the older members of a family to the younger ones 〔财产〕可继承的
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heritableIf the average value of the trait in the offspring is higher than the parental generation average, the trait is heritable.It makes a permanent, heritable change.The variability was expected as the degree of relationship between two individuals only indicates the probability that the two share heritable characters.In most practical aspects heritable copyhold differed little from socage.Prior to the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1747, those nobles who possessed extensive judicial rights controlled their own patronage.The would-be objector must be either an owner or an occupier of heritable property.
From Longman Business Dictionaryheritableher‧i‧ta‧ble /ˈherətəbəl/ adjective LAW heritable property can be passed from the older members of a family to the younger members when the older ones dietenants with no heritable interest in the buildings they occupy
her·i·ta·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
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heritable
heritable /ˈherətəbəl, ˈherɪtəbəl/ adjective law
property that is heritable can be passed from the older members of a family to the younger ones


her·it·ableBrE /ˈherɪtəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈherɪtəbl/ 🔊 adjective (law 法律) (of property 财产) that can be passed from one member of a family to another 可继承的;可传承的