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in⋅her⋅it⋅ance

  [in-her-i-tuhns]
–noun
1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively.
3. something, as a quality, characteristic, or other immaterial possession, received from progenitors or predecessors as if by succession: an inheritance of family pride.
4. the act or fact of inheriting by succession, as if by succession, or genetically: to receive property by inheritance.
5. portion; birthright; heritage: Absolute rule was considered the inheritance of kings.
6. Obsolete. right of possession; ownership.
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Origin:
1375–1425; ME enheritance < AF. See inherit, -ance

Synonyms:
1. patrimony; bequest. Inheritance, heritage denote something inherited. Inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. Heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
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in·her·i·tance   (ĭn-hěr'ĭ-təns)   
n.  

    1. The act of inheriting.

    2. Something inherited or to be inherited.

    3. The process of genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring.

    4. A characteristic so inherited.

    5. The sum of characteristics genetically transmitted from parents to offspring.

  2. Something regarded as a heritage: the cultural inheritance of Rome. See Synonyms at heritage.

  3. Biology

    1. The process of genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring.

    2. A characteristic so inherited.

    3. The sum of characteristics genetically transmitted from parents to offspring.

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·her·i·tance
Pronunciation: in-'her-&-t&ns
Function: noun
1 : the act of inheriting: as a : the acquisition of real or personal property under the laws of intestacy or sometimes by will b : the succession upon the death of an owner either by will or by operation of law to all the estate, rights, and liabilities of the decedent
2 a : something that is or may be inherited b : something to which one is entitled as heir inheritance under [the] will —Lesnick v. Lesnick, 577 So. Second 856 (1991)>
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Main Entry: in·her·i·tance
Pronunciation: in-'her-&t-&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : the reception of genetic qualities bytransmission from parent to offspring
2 : all of the genetic characters or qualities transmitted from parent to offspring —compare GENOTYPE 2, PHENOTYPE
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inheritance in·her·i·tance (ĭn-hěr'ĭ-təns)
n.

  1. The process of genetic transmission of traits from parents to offspring.

  2. A characteristic so inherited.

  3. The sum of characteristics genetically transmitted from parents to offspring.

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inheritance   (ĭn-hěr'ĭ-təns)  Pronunciation Key 
The process by which traits or characteristics pass from parents to offspring through the genes.
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