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inheritable

/ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/

inheritable adjective: that can be inherited.

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

inheritable meaning in Bengali

inheritable in Bengali

উত্তরাধিকার নেওয়ার ক্ষমতা সম্পন্ন, বা বংশপরম্পরায় পাওয়ার যোগ্য

Forms of inheritable

comparativemore inheritable
superlativemost inheritable

Origin of inheritable

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

Words formed from inheritable

Questions about inheritable

What does inheritable mean?
Inheritable means that can be inherited.
What is inheritable in Bengali?
Inheritable in Bengali is উত্তরাধিকার নেওয়ার ক্ষমতা সম্পন্ন, বা বংশপরম্পরায় পাওয়ার যোগ্য. See Inheritable meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is inheritable?
Inheritable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inheritable?
Inheritable is pronounced /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/.

Words near inheritable in the dictionary

  1. inheres
  2. inhereth
  3. inhering
  4. inherit
  5. inheritability
  6. inheritable
  7. inheritableness
  8. inheritably
  9. inheritage
  10. inheritages
  11. inheritance

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inheritable (page history and authors); inheritable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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