Hereditary

[Fr. héréditaire, from Lat. here ditas, inheritance.] Relating to an inheritance; that has descended from an ancestor to an heir; as, an hereditary title or estate. Descendible from an ancestor; that may descend to an heir at law. "He shall ascend the throne hereditary ."- Milton . -That is or may be transmitted from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, hereditary gout. Here ford, or Here ford shire, ( her'e - ford,) a county of England, on the borders of Wales, bounded N. by Shropshire, S. by Gloucester and Mon mouth, E. by Worcester, and W. by Brecknock and Radnor; area , 836 sq. miles. Prod. Wheat, barley, apples, pears, and hops. Min. Red and yellow ochre, pipe-clay, fuller's earth, and iron-ore on the borders of Gloucestershire. Prin. Towns. Here ford (the cap.), Leo minster, Ledbury, and Ro . The chief rivers are the Wye, Frome, Lugg, Arrow, and Munnow. "My best endeavors shall be done herein." Here'into, adv . Into this. Heresiarch, ( her - e'si - ark ,) n. [Gr. hairesis , heresy, and archos, chief.] A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics.