hereditary
adjective
[ hɪˈrɛdɪt(ə)ri ]
• (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance.
• "the Queen's hereditary right to the throne"
• (of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity).
