something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively.
something, as a quality, characteristic, or other immaterial possession, received from progenitors or predecessors as if by succession: an inheritance of family pride.
the act or fact of inheriting by succession, as if by succession, or genetically: to receive property by inheritance.
portion; birthright; heritage: Absolute rule was considered the inheritance of kings.
Obsolete. right of possession; ownership.
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Origin of inheritance
1375–1425; Middle English enheritance, from Anglo-French. See inherit, -ance
SYNONYMS FOR inheritance
1 patrimony; bequest.
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synonym study for inheritance
1. Inheritance,heritage denote something inherited. Inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents.Heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
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What I assume is that we will come to a final peaceful settlement in which we agree on the value of the inheritance.
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Mr. Aston then suggested Christopher should explain what he meant to do concerning his inheritance.
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If perchance the mother also possessed an inheritance that was also divided among the sons to the exclusion of daughters.
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British Dictionary definitions for inheritance
inheritance
/ (ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns) /
noun
law
hereditary succession to an estate, title, etc
the right of an heir to succeed to property on the death of an ancestor
something that may legally be transmitted to an heir
the act of inheriting
something inherited; heritage
the derivation of characteristics of one generation from an earlier one by heredity