inheritance

Found in thesaurus: acquisition, transferred possession, transferred property, genetic endowment, heredity, attribute

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inheritance

n. estate, property left by deceased person to heirs; attributes or genetic qualities passed from parents to offspring; hierarchical transfer of all definitions and methods of a class to its sub-classes (in object-oriented computer programming)

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Inheritance

Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, rights and obligations upon the death of an individual. It has long played an important role in human societies. The rules of inheritance differ between societies and have changed over time.

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inheritance

Noun
1. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
(synonym) heritage
(hypernym) acquisition
(derivation) inherit, come into
2. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
(synonym) heritage
(hypernym) transferred property, transferred possession
(hyponym) primogeniture
(part-meronym) heirloom
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
(synonym) hereditary pattern
(hypernym) heredity, genetic endowment
(hyponym) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
(derivation) inherit
(classification) genetics, genetic science
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"
(synonym) heritage
(hypernym) attribute
(hyponym) birthright

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inheritance

n. dědictví

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inheritance

Rzecz. dziedziczenie; dziedzictwo; spadek