Definition of inherit

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Inherit (v. t.) To put in possession of.

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Disinheritance :: Disinheritance (n.) The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being; disinherited; disherison..
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..
Demise :: Demise (v. t.) To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to grant or bestow by will; to bequeath.
Exheredate :: Exheredate (v. t.) To disinherit.
Successively :: Successive (a.) Having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a successive title; a successive empire..
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..
Inherit :: Inherit (v. t.) To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.
Freeborn :: Freeborn (a.) Born free; not born in vassalage; inheriting freedom.
Disheritance :: Disheritance (n.) The act of disinheriting or state of being disinherited; disinheritance.
Forisfamiliate :: Forisfamiliate (v. t.) Literally, to put out of a family; hence, to portion off, so as to exclude further claim of inheritance; to emancipate (as a with his own consent) from paternal authority..
Heirship :: Heirship (n.) The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting..
Heir :: Heir (v. t.) To inherit; to succeed to.
Coparcener :: Coparcener (n.) One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance.
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..
Esnecy :: Esnecy (n.) A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided.
Descent :: Descent (n.) Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity..
Succeed :: Succeed (v. t.) To fall heir to; to inherit.
Heritable :: Heritable (a.) Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.
Inheritrix :: Inheritrix (n.) Same as Inheritress.
Able :: Able (superl.) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property..
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