Meaning inherit
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[Middle French enheriter to make one an heir, from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in- in + hereditas inheritance] vt 1 : to receive (property) from an estate by operation of the laws of ...
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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To receive a characteristic (genes) from an ancestor.
Source: mdk12.msde.maryland.gov

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v. to receive all or a portion of the estate of an ancestor upon ...
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c. 1300, "to make (someone) an heir" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French enheriter "make heir, attribute the right of inheretance to, appoint as heir," from Late Latin inheredi [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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to receive from ancestors.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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To receive property from someone who has died. Traditionally, the word "inherit" applied only when one received property from a relative who died without a will. Currently, however, the word [..]
Source: nolo.com

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obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents" receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems f [..]
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 to possess.
Source: shakespeare-online.com

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The process by which offspring acquire genetic material from their parents.
Source: nature.com

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Definition verb
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inherit


yarshenen
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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inherit


To take on a metadata attribute from a parent entity.
Source: naa.gov.au (offline)

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The term inherit denotes receiving the property of a decedent by will. In cases where the decedent has not executed a valid will, the intestate succession will be according to the state laws. Generall [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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(v) obtain from someone after their death(v) receive from a predecessor(v) receive by genetic transmission
Source: beedictionary.com

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inherit


to receive.
Source: naturallawamerica.com (offline)

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to receive a trait from a parent (or ancestor.) You inherit bodily traits such as eye color from your parents. Also see heredity
Source: peer.tamu.edu (offline)

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v. to receive all or a portion of the estate of an ancestor upon his/her death, usually from a parent or other close relative pursuant to the laws of descent. Technically, one would "inherit" [..]
Source: advocatekhoj.com

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inherit


to receive.
Source: americanlawoftheland.com (offline)





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