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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Hered-,) Hæreditarly, adv. [f. Hereditar a. Cf. e.m.E. hered-, hæreditarily (1603).] Hereditarily. —1665-76 Lauder Jrnl. 9.
He took it to be a race … of peaple who transmitted it [lameness] hæreditarly
