heritage
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ɪ noun
1.
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, especially land, that devolves by right of inheritance.
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heritage (ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something inherited at birth, such as personal characteristics, status, and possessions |
| 2. | anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition |
| 3. | a. the evidence of the past, such as historical sites, buildings, and the unspoilt natural environment, considered collectively as the inheritance of present-day society |
| b. (as modifier; cap. as part of name): Bannockburn Heritage Centre | |
| 4. | something that is reserved for a particular person or group or the outcome of an action, way of life, etc: the sea was their heritage; the heritage of violence |
| 5. | law any property, esp land, that by law has descended or may descend to an heir |
| 6. | Bible |
| a. the Israelites regarded as belonging inalienably to God | |
| b. the land of Canaan regarded as God's gift to the Israelites | |
| [C13: from Old French; see | |
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Word Origin & History
heritage
early 13c., "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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Example sentences
Our national heritage contains some of the brightest moments in human history, but also a number of moral failures.
The dams will silt up eventually and they are destroying their environmental heritage.
The collectors say their government cares little about preserving this artistic heritage.
One of the few remaining signs of their limbed heritage is the presence of vestigial hips imprisoned in the rib cage.
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