Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.
Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.
Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
Innate, inborn.
Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.