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Definition inheritance in British English

inheritance noun

noun
/ɪnˈherɪt(ə)ns/
1

property or money that you receive from someone when they die

Example

advice for people who have recently received an inheritance

Example

French laws of inheritance

Example

the inheritance of property

2

something that you receive from your parents or from people who lived before you

Example

The three countries shared a common linguistic and religious inheritance.

2.1

the process of receiving something from your parents or from people who lived before you

Example

the inheritance of a gift for music

3

the process by which characteristics are passed to a living thing from its parents through their genes

Synonyms and related words
carrier carry chromosome
Definition inheritance in British English