单词 | hereditarily |
释义 | hereditarilyadv. In a hereditary manner, by way of inheritance; as an inheritance. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [adverb] > by inheritance hereditably1495 inheritably1561 naturally1561 hereditarily1595 patrimonially1641 1595 W. Hubbock Apol. Infants sig. A4 The loue of the trueth..hath dwelt in your familie and progenie long, and now hereditarily resteth in your Honour. 1603 P. Holland in tr. Plutarch Morals Ded. 2 With her Realmes and Dominions, the best parts and gifts that were in her be likewise hæreditarily descended upon your roiall person. 1638 T. Whitaker Blood of Grape 50 Children, which are hereditarily subject to the stone. a1722 J. Lauder Jrnls. (1900) 9 He took it to be a race..of peaple who transmitted it [sc. lameness] hæreditarly. 1796 Dr. Russell in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 87 26 The collyria they apply are secret compositions, which pass hereditarily from father to son. 1807 T. A. Knight in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 97 241 The acquired habits of the parents being transferred hereditarily to the offspring. 1857 Househ. Words 23 May 502/2 As naturally as the art of mouse-catching is hereditarily transmitted from cat to kitten. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1285 No doubt there are limits set by what is hereditarily bred in the bone, imbued in the blood, and embodied in the mind. 1996 Northern Colorado Parent Nov. 22/2 Adopted children who are hereditarily enlightened get better grades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1595 |
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