The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - hereditaryadj.

1) heritable, inheritable, transmissible, transferable or transferrable, inherited, genetic, congenital, inborn, innate; atavistic: Green eyes and red hair are hereditary in our family. 2) traditional, handed down, inherited, bequeathed, willed; ancestral: Priesthood was hereditary among Aaron's descendants. These are the hereditary lands that go with the castle.