Definition of inherit

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Inherit (v. t.) To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.

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Exheredation :: Exheredation (n.) A disinheriting; disherisor.
Inheritably :: Inheritably (adv.) By inheritance.
Disinheriting :: Disinheriting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disinheri.
Hereditary :: Hereditary (a.) Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown..
Disinheritance :: Disinheritance (n.) The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being; disinherited; disherison..
Heritable :: Heritable (a.) Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.
Disheir :: Disheir (v. t.) To disinherit.
Hereditarily :: Hereditarily (adv.) By inheritance; in an hereditary manner.
Exheredate :: Exheredate (v. t.) To disinherit.
Heirloom :: Heirloom (n.) Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations..
Disheritor :: Disheritor (n.) One who puts another out of his inheritance.
Rightful :: Rightful (a.) Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim; as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority..
Coheir :: Coheir (n.) A joint heir; one of two or more heirs; one of several entitled to an inheritance.
Conquest :: Conquest (n.) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
Coparceny :: Coparceny (n.) An equal share of an inheritance.
Hereditable :: Hereditable (a.) Qualified to inherit; capable of inheriting.
Disinherit :: Disinherit (v. t.) To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by law or custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent..
Demise :: Demise (v. t.) To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
Inheritability :: Inheritability (n.) The quality of being inheritable or descendible to heirs.
Esnecy :: Esnecy (n.) A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided.
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