The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.
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.
A permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction.
Possession; ownership; acquisition.
Transmission and reception by animal or plant generation.
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.
I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul. Mahatma Gandhi
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Henry David Thoreau
This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed. Patrick Henry
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair. Niccolo Machiavelli
Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them. Alan Watts
inheritance in Danish is arv
inheritance in Dutch is erfdeel, boedel, erfenis, erfstuk
inheritance in German is Erbe, Erbschaft
inheritance in Latin is hereditas
inheritance in Norwegian is arv
inheritance in Swedish is arv
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