Inherit Definition

ĭn-hĕrĭt

inherited, inherits

verb

To transfer property to (an heir)

Webster's New World

To receive (property) by bequest.

Webster's New World

To receive (an ancestor's property, title, etc.) by the laws of inheritance upon the ancestor's death.

Webster's New World

To receive as if by inheritance from a predecessor.

Webster's New World

To receive an inheritance; become an heir.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Inherit

Middle English enheriten from Old French enheriter to make heir to from Late Latin inhērēditāre to inherit Latin in- in in–² Late Latin hērēditāre to inherit (from Latin hērēs hērēd- heir ghē- in Indo-European roots)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare (“make heir”).

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