inheritance

Noun
  1. Hereditary succession to a title or an office or property (synset 100084405)
    is a type of: acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
    same as: heritage
  2. That which is inherited;
    A title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner (synset 113283812)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
    subtypes:
    • primogeniture - right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
    • borough english - a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
    • accretion - (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
    • bequest, legacy - (law) a gift of personal property by will
    • birthright, patrimony - an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
    • devise - (law) a gift of real property by will
    • heirloom - something that has been in a family for generations
    has: heirloom - (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
    same as: heritage
  3. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents (synset 104929515)
    referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    is a type of: genetic endowment, heredity - the total of inherited attributes
    subtypes:
    • ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    • gene linkage, linkage - (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
    • x-linked dominant inheritance - hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring
    • x-linked recessive inheritance - hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring
    same as: hereditary pattern
  4. Any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors (synset 104928188)
    "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
    is a type of: attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
    subtypes:
    • birthright - personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
    • background - a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
    • birthright - a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth
    • upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
    same as: heritage

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