INHERITANCE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word inheritance. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INHERITANCE
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| heritage | nounn | |||||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||||
| bequest | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||||||||
| birthright | nounn | |||||||
noun • a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth • an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | ||||||||
| endowment | nounn | |||||||
noun • natural abilities or qualities • the capital that provides income for an institution • the act of endowing with a permanent source of income | ||||||||
| heirloom | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance • something that has been in a family for generations | ||||||||
| legacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||||||||
| patrimony | nounn | |||||||
noun • a church endowment • an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | ||||||||
| hereditary pattern | nounn | |||||||
noun • (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents | ||||||||
