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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 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.
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.
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.
2 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.
[uncountable, countable] something from the past or from your family that affects the way you behave, look, etc. our cultural inheritance Physical characteristics are determined by genetic inheritance. See inheritance in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: inheritance.
