Hereditary vs Familial - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between hereditary and familial

is that hereditary is which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate while familial is of or pertaining to human family.

is a hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

(en adjective)

which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate

(of a title, honor or right) legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.

Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.

(of a person) holding a legally hereditary title or rank

hereditary rulers

(of a disease or trait) passed from a parent to offspring in the genes

''Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.

* hereditariness * hereditarily * hereditary disease * hereditary peer

(hereditaries)

A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

(-)

Of or pertaining to human family.

Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations.

(technical) Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a familial characteristic.