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Heritage

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inheritancenounThe passing of title to an estate upon death.

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inheritancenounThe passing of title to an estate upon death.
patrimonialnounLegally (or otherwise) inherited from one or more ancestors.
birthrightnounSomething a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.
patrimonynounA right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
inheritverb(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
heirnounSomeone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
heirloomnounA valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
legacynounSomething inherited from a predecessor or the past.
bequestnounThat which is left by will; a legacy.
intestacynoun(law) The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.
estatenounThe collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
propertynounSomething that is owned.
proprietarynounA proprietor or owner.
ownershipnounThe state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
possessionnounSomething that is owned.
endowmentnounProperty or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
acquisnoun(law) The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law.
ministrynounGovernment department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
equitynoun(finance) Various senses related to net value
pecuniaryOf, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.

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