heritable vs inheritable

heritable

adj
  • That can legally be inherited. 

  • Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary. 

inheritable

adj
  • That can be inherited. 

  • Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir. 

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