Heritable

[0. Fr.] That may inherit or be inherited; inheritable. - Capable of inheriting. Her'itably, adv. By way of inheritance. Heritage, n. [Fr. héritage, from Lat. here ditas.] Inheritance; an estate that pa es from an ancestor to an heir by descent or course of law; that which is inherited. "Lord of himself that heritage of woe." - Byron. (Script.) The saints or people of God. "O Lord, save thy people, and ble thine heritage." Book Com. Pr. Her'itance, n . Heritage; inheritance. (R.) Her'it or, n. In Scotland, a landed proprietor in a parish. Herkimer, in New York , a N.E.. central co.; area, about 1,459 sq. m. Rivers. Mohawk, Moose, and Black rivers, besides many smaller streams. Surface, hilly; soil, fertile. Min . Iron, lead, plumbago, gypsum, limestone, and quartz. Cap . Herkimer. Pop . (1890) 45,608. -A post-town and township, cap. of Herkimer co., on the Mohawk river and N. Y. Cent. R.R., 14 m, E.S.E. of Utica. Pop . of township (1897) about 4,750.