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her⋅it⋅age

  [her-i-tij]
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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.
3. 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   (hěr'ĭ-tĭj)   
n.  

  1. Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.

  2. Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

  3. 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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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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