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| 1. | [ noun ] that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner | |
| Synonyms: | heritage | |
| Related terms: | acquisition transferred_property bequest devise primogeniture borough_English birthright heirloom accretion heirloom inherit | |
| 2. | [ noun ] that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner | |
| Synonyms: | heritage | |
| Related terms: | acquisition transferred_property bequest birthright primogeniture borough_English accretion devise heirloom heirloom law | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents | |
| Synonyms: | hereditary_pattern | |
| Related terms: | heredity x-linked_dominant_inheritance ancestry x-linked_recessive_inheritance linkage genetics | |
| 4. | [ noun ] any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors | |
| Synonyms: | heritage | |
| Examples: | "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing" "the world's heritage of knowledge" |
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| Related terms: | attribute background birthright upbringing birthright | |
| Similar spelling: |
inheritable inherited inheritress inheritor inheritrix inheriting |
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