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HEREDITARILY
Etymology
Adverb
hereditarily (not comparable)
In a hereditary manner.
With regard to inheritance.
Source: Wiktionary
He*red"i*ta*ri*ly, adv.
Definition: By inheritance; in an hereditary manner. Pope.
HEREDITARY
He*red"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. hereditarius, fr. hereditas heirship, inheritance, fr. heres heir: cf. F. héréditaire. See Heir.]
1. Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown.
2. Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.
Syn.
– Ancestral; patrimonial; inheritable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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