Inheritance - Definition
inheritance
n 1: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
[syn: inheritance, heritage]
2: 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, heritage]
3: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from
the parents [syn: inheritance, hereditary pattern]
4: 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,
heritage]