That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.
A possession; the Israelites, as God’s chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.
Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown.
Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.