Meaning of Inheritance

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Inheritance

1. 1
   n.

   The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

2. 2
   n.

   That which is or may be inherited; that which is derived by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a possession which passes by descent.

3. 3
   n.

   A permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction.

4. 4
   n.

   Possession; ownership; acquisition.

5. 5
   n.

   Transmission and reception by animal or plant generation.

6. 6
   n.

   A perpetual or continuing right which a man and his heirs have to an estate; an estate which a man has by descent as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another as his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of law.

7. 7
   n.

   The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

8. 8
   n.

   That which is or may be inherited; that which is derived by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a possession which passes by descent.

9. 9
   n.

   A permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction.

10. 10
    n.

    Possession; ownership; acquisition.

11. 11
    n.

    Transmission and reception by animal or plant generation.

12. 12
    n.

    A perpetual or continuing right which a man and his heirs have to an estate; an estate which a man has by descent as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another as his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of law.