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inheritance

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/noun4 syllables

Inheritance means: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property.

Synonyms for inheritance2

noun, as in hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

noun, as in that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

noun, as in (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

hereditary pattern

noun, as in any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

What does inheritance mean?4

noun

1

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

2

that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

3

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

4

any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors“my only inheritance was my mother's blessing”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Inheritance in a sentence

  • In the garden grows a single coconut tree, an inheritance from our grandfather.rul
  • Derek has been warring, for months, with his sister over their inheritance.casaniere
  • In the garden grows a single coconut tree, an inheritance from his grandfather.rul
  • He's only been dead an hour, and you ghouls are already discussing the inheritance!Babilfrenzo
  • He pissed away his inheritance on booze and loose women.darinmex
  • He sold his inheritance for a bowl of lentils.AlanF_US
  • Who was the lucky one who ended up with the inheritance?Chevere33
  • He was cheated out of his rightful inheritance.trieuho

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of inheritance

as a noun

plural
inheritances