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inheritance
[ in-her-i-tuhns ]
noun
- something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
Synonyms: ,
- the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively.
- something, as a quality, characteristic, or other immaterial possession, received from progenitors or predecessors as if by succession:
an inheritance of family pride.
- the act or fact of inheriting by succession, as if by succession, or genetically:
to receive property by inheritance.
- portion; birthright; heritage:
Absolute rule was considered the inheritance of kings.
- Obsolete. right of possession; ownership.
inheritance
/ ɪˈɛɪəԲ /
noun
- law
- hereditary succession to an estate, title, etc
- the right of an heir to succeed to property on the death of an ancestor
- something that may legally be transmitted to an heir
- the act of inheriting
- something inherited; heritage
- the derivation of characteristics of one generation from an earlier one by heredity
- obsolete.hereditary rights
inheritance
- The process by which traits or characteristics pass from parents to offspring through the genes.
Other Word Forms
- i·i·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inheritance1
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Example Sentences
During the brothers’ two trials, prosecutors argued the killings were motivated by the brothers’ desire to gain access to their multimillion-dollar inheritance.
They accuse the Singapore resident of taking their money with the promise that they would be reimbursed through her inheritance from Brunei's royal family.
With some farmers angry with the government over inheritance tax rules and changes to farm payments, why would a young person want to stay in the industry these days?
"The previous government left us with an unpalatable inheritance in that respect," Pennycook said.
A good example of this are the dozens of tractors on Whitehall as farmers in their thousands made their views known about changes to inheritance tax.
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