inheritance (noun)
1: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property [syn: heritage]
2: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner [syn: heritage]
3: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents [syn: hereditary pattern]
4: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" [syn: heritage]