6 dictionary results for: heritage
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her·it·age
[her-i-tij] Pronunciation Key
[her-i-tij] Pronunciation Key –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.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| her·i·tage
(hěr'ĭ-tĭj) Pronunciation Key
n.
[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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
heritage
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
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| 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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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
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)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Heritage
Her"it*age\, a. [OE. heritage, eritage, OF. heritage, eritage, F. h['e]ritage, fr. h['e]riter to inherit, LL. heriditare. See Hereditable.]1. That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance. Part of my heritage, Which my dead father did bequeath to me. --Shak. 2. (Script.) A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge. --Joel iii. 2. --1 Peter v. 3.
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