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- DictionaryIn·her·it·ance/inˈherəd(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. a thing that is inherited: "he came into a comfortable inheritance"
inheritance noun [C usually singular, U] (QUALITY) a physical or mental characteristic inherited from your parents, or the process by which this happens: genetic inheritance. A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye color. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
4 days ago · inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
INHERITANCE meaning: 1 : money, property, etc., that is received from someone when that person dies; 2 : something from the past that is still important or valuable.
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] something from the past or from your family that affects the way you behave, look, etc. We are proud of our cultural inheritance. Physical characteristics are determined by genetic inheritance. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
Inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. Heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time.
1. a. The action of inheriting something: the inheritance of property from a relative. b. Something inherited or to be inherited: Her inheritance included a large estate. 2. Something regarded as a heritage: the cultural inheritance of Rome. See Synonyms at heritage. 3. Biology. a.
