Heritage vs. Inherited — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Heritage and Inherited
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Heritage
Property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance
They had stolen his grandfather's heritage
Inherited
To take (property) by law of descent from an intestate owner.
Heritage
A special or individual possession; an allotted portion
God's love remains your heritage
Inherited
To receive (property) by will; receive by bequest or devise.
Heritage
Christians, or the ancient Israelites, seen as God's chosen people.
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Inherited
To receive or take over from a predecessor
The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.
Heritage
Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.
Inherited
(Biology) To receive (a characteristic) from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission.
Heritage
Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
Inherited
To gain (something) as one's right or portion
"A certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (King James Bible).
Heritage
The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright
A heritage of affluence and social position.
Inherited
To hold or take possession of an inheritance.
Heritage
A domesticated animal or a crop of a traditional breed, usually not widely produced for commercial purposes.
Inherited
Simple past tense and past participle of inherit
Heritage
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
Inherited
Obtained via an inheritance
Inherited money
Heritage
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
Inherited
Hereditary.
An inherited disease
Heritage
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
Inherited
Tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; as, an inherited disease.
Heritage
(attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
A heritage speaker; a heritage language
The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.
Inherited
Tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity;
An inherited disease
Familial traits
Genetically transmitted features
Heritage
That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.
Part of my heritage,Which my dead father did bequeath to me.
Heritage
A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.
Heritage
Practices that are handed down from the past by tradition;
A heritage of freedom
Heritage
Any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors;
My only inheritance was my mother's blessing
The world's heritage of knowledge
Heritage
That which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Heritage
Hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
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