hereditary
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Due to Jack's HAE being hereditary, other family members suffer from the condition, including his mother and grandmother.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Almost all the sitting heads of state who appear on the circulating coins that I analyzed are hereditary monarchs.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Japan has the world's oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, with a lineage that's believed to span more than 2,600 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
When I was dating my wife, Lilach, I told her that stuttering is hereditary and that she might have children who stutter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
For instance, societies on small Polynesian islands were effectively rather similar to tribal societies with a big-man, except that the position of chief was hereditary.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing hereditary
100 SAT Words Beginning with "H"
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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