Word

inheritance, n.
(inheritances)
freq. cnt. 2

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

heritage inheritance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inherit

semantic pointers

hypernym

acquisition

any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

heritage inheritance

sample sentences

"my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"
"the world's heritage of knowledge"

semantic pointers

hypernym

attribute

hyponym

birthright background birthright upbringing

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
<noun.attribute>

hereditary pattern inheritance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inherit

semantic pointers

hypernym

heredity, genetic endowment

domain of synset (topic)

genetics, genetic science

hyponym

ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation linkage, gene linkage X-linked dominant inheritance X-linked recessive inheritance

that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
<noun.possession>

heritage inheritance

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

hypernym

transferred property, transferred possession

hyponym

primogeniture borough English accretion bequest, legacy birthright, patrimony devise heirloom

part meronym

heirloom