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   inheritance

   /ɪnˈhɛrɪt(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is inherited: "he came into a comfortable inheritance" Similar legacybequestendowmentbirthrightestateheritagebestowalbequeathalbenefactionprovisionpatrimonydevisehereditament
   • ▪ the action of inheriting: "the inheritance of traits" Similar succession toaccession toassumption oftaking over ofelevation to

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as enheritance): from Anglo-Norman French enheritaunce ‘being admitted as heir’, from Old French enheriter (see inherit).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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