ancestral

English Thesaurus

1. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent (adj.all)

similar	:	heritable, inheritable,
definition	:	capable of being inherited (adj.all)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

derivation	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)

derivation	:	birthright, patrimony,
definition	:	an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) (noun.possession)

2. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)

derivation	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)

3. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent (adj.all)

derivation	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)

derivation	:	birthright, patrimony,
definition	:	an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) (noun.possession)

4. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)

derivation	:	ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root,
definition	:	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) (noun.person)