Inheritance Definition
ĭn-hĕrĭ-təns
noun
The action of inheriting.
Webster's New World
Something inherited or to be inherited; legacy; bequest.
Webster's New World
Something regarded as a heritage.
The cultural inheritance of Rome.
American Heritage Medicine
Ownership by virtue of birthright; right to inherit.
Webster's New World
Anything received as if by inheritance from a predecessor.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Inheritance
Noun
Singular:
inheritance
Plural:
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