| Main Entry: | patrimonial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancestral |
Synonyms: |
affiliated, born with, congenital, consanguine, consanguineous, familial, genealogical, hereditary, in the family, inborn, inbred, inherited, innate, lineal, maternal, old, past, paternal, running in the family, totemic, tribal |
| Main Entry: | genetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | coming from heredity |
Synonyms: |
abiogenetic, ancestral, digenetic, eugenic, genesiological, genital, hereditary, historical, matriclinous, patrimonial, phytogenetic, sporogenous, xenogenetic |
Antonyms: |
acquired |
| Main Entry: | hereditary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inherited; transmitted at birth |
Synonyms: |
ancestral, bequeathed, family, genealogical, genetic, handed down, heritable, inborn, inbred, inheritable, inherited, lineal, maternal, paternal, patrimonial, traditional, transmissible, transmitted, willed |
Antonyms: |
acquired |
| Main Entry: | paternal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fatherly |
Synonyms: |
benevolent, concerned, fatherlike, patrilineal, patrimonial, protective, solicitous, vigilant |
Antonyms: |
maternal |