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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Inherited :: Inherited (imp. & p. p.) of Inheri.
Inheritably :: Inheritably (adv.) By inheritance.
Breed :: Breed (n.) A race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance..
Transmit :: Transmit (v. t.) To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to send from one person or place to another; to pass on or down as by inheritance; as, to transmit a memorial; to transmit dispatches; to transmit money, or bills of exchange, from one country to another..
Parcenary :: Parcenary (n.) The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship.
Disinherited :: Disinherited (imp. & p. p.) of Disinheri.
Constitution :: Constitution (n.) The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution..
Disinherit :: Disinherit (v. t.) To deprive of heritage; to dispossess.
Inheritable :: Inheritable (a.) Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir..
Coinheritance :: Coinheritance (n.) Joint inheritance.
Hereditable :: Hereditable (a.) Capable of being inherited. See Inheritable.
Nobility :: Nobility (n.) The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred..
Succeed :: Succeed (v. t.) To fall heir to; to inherit.
Hereditable :: Hereditable (a.) Qualified to inherit; capable of inheriting.
Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.
Disheir :: Disheir (v. t.) To disinherit.
Heritance :: Heritance (n.) Heritage; inheritance.
Lineal :: Lineal (a.) Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
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..
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals..
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