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–noun

1.	something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion: a heritage of poverty and suffering; a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.

2.	something reserved for one: the heritage of the righteous.

Law.

a.	something that has been or may be inherited by legal descent or succession.

b.	any property, esp. land, that devolves by right of inheritance.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME < MF, equiv. to heriter to inherit + -age -age; see heir

]

—Synonyms 1. estate, patrimony. See inheritance.

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her·i·tage Audio Help (hěr'ĭ-tĭj) Pronunciation Key
n.

Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.
Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright: a heritage of affluence and social position.

[Middle English, from Old French, from eritier, heir, from Medieval Latin hērēditārius, from Latin, inherited; see hereditary.]

Synonyms: These nouns denote something immaterial, such as a custom, that is passed from one generation to another: a heritage of moral uprightness; a rich inheritance of storytelling; a legacy of philosophical thought; the tradition of noblesse oblige.

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heritage

c.1225, "that which may be inherited," from O.Fr. eritage, from heriter "inherit," from L.L. hereditare, ult. from L. heres (gen. heredis) "heir" (see heredity).

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heritage
noun
1.	practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"
2.	any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" [syn: inheritance]
3.	that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner [syn: inheritance]
4.	hereditary succession to a title or an office or property [syn: inheritance]

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heritage [ˈheritidʒ] noun

things (especially valuable things such as buildings, literature etc) which are passed on from one generation to another
Example: We must all take care to preserve our national heritage.

Arabic:	ميراث، تُراث
Chinese (Simplified):	遗产
Chinese (Traditional):	遺產
Czech:	dědictví
Danish:	kulturarv
Dutch:	erfenis
Estonian:	pärand
Finnish:	perintö, kansallisomaisuus
French:	patrimoine
German:	das Erbe
Greek:	(εθνική) κληρονομιά
Hungarian:	örökség
Icelandic:	erfð, arfur, arfleifð
Indonesian:	warisan
Italian:	patrimonio

Japanese:	遺産
Korean:	유산
Latvian:	mantojums
Lithuanian:	paveldas
Norwegian:	kulturarv, folkeeie
Polish:	spuścizna, dziedzictwo
Portuguese (Brazil):	herança
Portuguese (Portugal):	património
Romanian:	patrimoniu
Russian:	наследие
Slovak:	dedičstvo
Slovenian:	dediščina
Spanish:	herencia, patrimonio
Swedish:	arv
Turkish:	miras, kalıt

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Heritage Village, CT (CDP, FIPS 37930) Location: 41.48558 N, 73.23831 W
Population (1990): 3623 (2700 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Heritage

Heir\, n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F. hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. Hereditary, Heritage.]

1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter.

I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak.

2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.

And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope.

Heir apparent. (Law.) See under Apparent.

Heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law Dict.).

Heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative, or by some other contingency.

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