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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.