in ‧ her ‧ i ‧ tance /ɪnˈherətəns, ɪnˈherɪtəns/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died:
Lucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this gripping novel.
2 . [uncountable] physical or mental qualities that you inherit from your family:
Our genetic inheritance cannot be changed.
3 . [uncountable] ideas, skills, literature etc from the past that influence people in the present:
ideas that have become part of our cultural inheritance