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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Heritable \Her"it*a*ble\, a. [OF. h['e]ritable. See {Heritage},
{Hereditable}.]
1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance;
inheritable.
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2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.
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This son shall be legitimate and heritable. --Sir M.
Hale.
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{Heritable rights} (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to
land or whatever may be intimately connected with land;
realty. --Jacob (Law Dict.).
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