HERITAGE


Meaning of HERITAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈher-ə-tij, ˈhe-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from heriter to inherit, from Late Latin hereditare, from Latin hered-, heres heir — more at heir

Date: 13th century

1. : property that descends to an heir

2.

a. : something transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor : legacy , inheritance

b. : tradition

3. : something possessed as a result of one's natural situation or birth : birthright

the nation's heritage of tolerance

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.