Webster's English Dictionary

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inheritance

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  1. heritage              
 
in.her.i.tance \-*t-*n(t)s\ n 1a: the act of inheriting property  1b: the 
   reception of genetic qualities by transmission from parent to offsp ring 
   1c: the acquisition of a possession, condition, or trait from past generati 
   ons 2: something that is or may be inherited  3a: TRADITION  3b: a valuable 
   possession that is a common heritage from nature  obs  4: OWNERSHIP