Definition of
Inheritance
- (noun, act) hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
- (noun, attribute) any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
the world's heritage of knowledge - (noun, attribute) (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
- (noun, possession) that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
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Synonyms of Inheritance
Alternate forms of Inheritance
Derivations: inherit
Hyponyms: accretion, ancestry, background, bequest, birthright, borough english, derivation, devise, filiation, gene linkage, heirloom, legacy, lineage, linkage, patrimony, primogeniture, upbringing, x-linked dominant inheritance, x-linked recessive inheritance
Hypernyms: acquisition, attribute, genetic endowment, heredity, transferred possession, transferred property
Origin of the word Inheritance
- "that which is inherited," late 15c., from inherit. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Inheritance
in writing, inertness, inheriting, inwardness
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