Definition of inherit

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Inherit (v. t.) To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc..

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Inherit :: Inherit (v. t.) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown..
Disinheritance :: Disinheritance (n.) The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being; disinherited; disherison..
Cretinism :: Cretinism (n.) A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps..
Heirship :: Heirship (n.) The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting..
Coparcenary :: Coparcenary (n.) Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.
Rightful :: Rightful (a.) Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority..
Freehold :: Freehold (n.) An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held..
Birthdom :: Birthdom (n.) The land of one's birth; one's inheritance.
Heir :: Heir (v. t.) To inherit; to succeed to.
Patrimonial :: Patrimonial (a.) Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate..
Inheritably :: Inheritably (adv.) By inheritance.
Heritable :: Heritable (a.) Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.
Acquest :: Acquest (n.) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance..
Birthright :: Birthright (n.) Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution; esp. the rights or inheritance of the first born..
Disherison :: Disherison (n.) The act of disheriting, or debarring from inheritance; disinhersion..
Coparcener :: Coparcener (n.) One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance.
Conquest :: Conquest (n.) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
Coinheritance :: Coinheritance (n.) Joint inheritance.
Coheiress :: Coheiress (n.) A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint heiress.
Parcenary :: Parcenary (n.) The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship.
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