inheritance

Meanings

Plural: inheritances

Noun

• hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
• that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
• (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
• any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
  • "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"
• The passing of title to an estate upon death.
• That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).
• The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited.
• The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
• The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.

Synonyms

hereditary pattern, heritage

Related Words

inherit, inheritable, inheritor, inheritress, inheritrix