gen. Passed on from or left by a precursor; spec. (of an attitude, custom, quality, etc.) identical with or similar to what was possessed by a…

Heraldry. Probably: designating the version of a coat of arms worn by those who are descended at two degrees removed from the main line of…

Of a person's right, dignity, etc.: belonging to that person by virtue of birth, or as a birthright. Obsolete.

Having the property of being traduced or transmitted; passing on to another; hereditary; traditional; derivative. Cf. traduction, n. 3b. Obsolete.

literal. From or after the fashion of a layer; hence, derived as from a parent stock.