INHERIT


Meaning of INHERIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnˈherɪt ]

v. (inherited, inheriting) 1 tr. receive (property, rank, title, etc.) by legal descent or succession. 2 tr. derive (a quality or characteristic) genetically from one's ancestors. 3 absol. succeed as an heir (a younger son rarely inherits). øøinheritor n. (fem. inheritress or inheritrix). [ME f. OF enheriter f. LL inhereditare (as IN-(2), L heres heredis heir)]

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