hereditas
noun
he·re·di·tas
variants or less commonly haereditas
hə̇ˈredəˌtas
plural hereditates
⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈtāt(ˌ)ēz
Roman & civil law
: inheritance or succession : the rights and liabilities to which an heir succeeds : an estate of a deceased person regarded as a juridical person
Word History
Etymology
Latin
- homografts
- homograph
- homographic
- homographs
- homography
- homogynes
- homohedral
- homoi-
- homoian
- homoio-
- homoiogenetic
- homoiomeria
- homoiomeriae
- homoiomerian
- homoiomerianism
- homoioteleuton
- homoiotherm
- homoiotherm, homoiothermic, homoiothermy
- homoiothermal
- homoiothermic
- homoiotherms
- homoiothermy
- homoiotransplant
- homoiousia
- homoiousian