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erehinsya : inheritance (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: herencia: inheritance ]

Derivatives of erehinsya


Glosses:
inheritance
n. (act)1. heritage, inheritancehereditary succession to a title or an office or property.
~ acquisitionthe act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something.; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
n. (possession)2. heritage, inheritancethat which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner.
~ law, jurisprudencethe collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
~ transferred possession, transferred propertya possession whose ownership changes or lapses.
~ primogenitureright of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son.
~ borough englisha former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers.
~ accretion(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance).
~ bequest, legacy(law) a gift of personal property by will.
~ birthright, patrimonyan inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture).
~ devise(law) a gift of real property by will.
~ heirloomsomething that has been in a family for generations.
~ heirloom(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance.
n. (attribute)3. hereditary pattern, inheritance(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents.
~ genetic endowment, hereditythe total of inherited attributes.
~ ancestry, filiation, derivation, lineageinherited properties shared with others of your bloodline.
~ gene linkage, linkage(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go).
~ x-linked dominant inheritancehereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring.
~ x-linked recessive inheritancehereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring.
~ genetic science, geneticsthe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms.
n. (attribute)4. heritage, inheritanceany attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors.; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
~ attributean abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity.
~ birthrightpersonal characteristics that are inherited at birth.
~ backgrounda person's social heritage: previous experience or training.; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"
~ birthrighta right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth.; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"
~ upbringingproperties acquired during a person's formative years.