Associations to the word «Inherit»
Noun
- Baronetcy
- Barony
- Inheritance
- Estate
- Allele
- Heir
- Heiress
- Eldest
- Throne
- Fief
- Progeny
- Peerage
- Duchy
- Offspring
- Fortune
- Lordship
- Chromosome
- Grandfather
- Anhalt
- Marquess
- Principality
- Manor
- Sigismund
- Trait
- Descendant
- Grandson
- Uncle
- Dowry
- Nephew
- Baronet
- Mutation
- Gene
- Saxe
- Dies
- Wealth
- Father
- Parent
- Property
- Granddaughter
- Viscount
- Marri
- Succession
- Habsburg
- Genes
- Elder
- Son
- Title
- Spouse
- Ancestor
- Casimir
- Earl
- Deceased
- Anjou
- Relative
- Cousin
- Sibling
- Castile
- Kingship
- Brandenburg
- Grandmother
- Mantle
- Regency
- Stepmother
- Navarre
- Nassau
- Aragon
- Willoughby
- Niece
- Beneficiary
- Baron
- Brother
- Widow
- Lineage
- Burgundy
- Death
- Palatine
- Devonshire
- Schleswig
- Younger
Adjective
Wiktionary
INHERIT, verb. (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
INHERIT, verb. (transitive) To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
INHERIT, verb. (transitive) (biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
INHERIT, verb. (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
INHERIT, verb. (intransitive) To come into an inheritance.
INHERIT, verb. (computing) (programming) (transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
INHERIT, verb. (computing) (programming) (transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
INHERIT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To put in possession of.
Dictionary definition
INHERIT, verb. Obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents".
INHERIT, verb. Receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair".
INHERIT, verb. Receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother".
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.