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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.
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.
a. : to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death. b. : to receive as a devise or legacy. 2. : to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission. inherit a defective enzyme. 3. : to have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor.
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. noun. /ɪnˈherɪtəns/. /ɪnˈherɪtəns/. [countable, uncountable] the money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when they die; the fact of receiving something when somebody dies. She spent all her inheritance in a year. The title passes by inheritance to the eldest son.
noun. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner. synonyms: heritage. see more. noun. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents. synonyms: hereditary pattern. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ɪnˈhɛrɪɾɪns/ UK. /ɪnˈhɛrɪtɛns/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
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.
