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- 1. a thing that is inherited: "he came into a comfortable inheritance" Similar
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noun. in· her· i· tance in-ˈher-ə-tən (t)s. -ˈhe-rə- Synonyms of inheritance. 1. : something that is or may be inherited. 2. a. : the act of inheriting property. b. : the reception of genetic qualities by transmission from parent to offspring. c. : the acquisition of a possession, condition, or trait from past generations. 3. a. : tradition. b.
INHERITANCE definition: 1. money or objects that someone gives you when they die: 2. a physical or mental characteristic…. Learn more.
something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. Synonyms: bequest, patrimony. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively.
a physical or mental characteristic inherited from your parents, or the process by which this happens: genetic inheritance. A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye color. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Any money or property you receive after the death of a friend or relative is an inheritance. Your grandmother might have left you a small inheritance, but she left the bulk of her estate to her Chihuahua, Killer.
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.
noun. /ɪnˈherɪtəns/ [countable, uncountable] the money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when they die; the fact of receiving something when somebody dies. She spent all her inheritance in a year. The title passes by inheritance to the eldest son. She came into (= received) her inheritance at eighteen. Collocations Finance.
1. a. The action of inheriting something: the inheritance of property from a relative. b. Something inherited or to be inherited: Her inheritance included a large estate. 2. Something regarded as a heritage: the cultural inheritance of Rome. See Synonyms at heritage. 3. Biology. a.
INHERITANCE meaning: 1 : money, property, etc., that is received from someone when that person dies; 2 : something from the past that is still important or valuable.
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time.
