ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl fəˈmɪljəl həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd tɹænsˈmɪtɪd inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent ancestral home ancestral lore hereditary monarchy patrimonial estate transmissible tradition occurring among members of a family usually by heredity an inherited disease familial traits genetically transmitted features