inheritance

noun

1. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

Similar word(s): heritage

Definition categories: act, acquisition

2. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Similar word(s): heritage

Definition categories: possession

3. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

Definition categories: attribute, heredity

4. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

- my only inheritance was my mother's blessing

Similar word(s): heritage

Definition categories: attribute