heritable /ˈhɛɹɪtəbəl/ adjective2 •Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.But if we consider that all heritable variations must have their roots in the germ-plasm, and further, that when personal selection does not intervene, ... — 1909 •That can legally be inherited.An heritable crown, or an heritable throne, or by what other fanciful name such things may be called, have no other significant explanation than that mankind are heritable property. — 1791 formsmore heritable · most heritable