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What (who) is Inherit - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Inherited; Inherit (disambiguation)
inherit
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" only if there is no will, but popularly it means any taking from the estate of a relative, including a wife or husband, by will or not.
See also: descent and distribution heir heiress intestacy intestate succession will
inherit
¦ verb (inherits, inheriting, inherited)
1. receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
2. derive (a quality or characteristic) from one's parents or ancestors.
receive or be left with (a situation, object, etc.) from a predecessor or former owner.
Derivatives
inheritability noun
inheritable adjective
inheritor noun
Origin
ME enherite 'receive as a right', from OFr. enheriter, from late L. inhereditare 'appoint as heir'.
inherit
v. (D; tr.) to inherit from (to inherit a fortune from an uncle)
Wikipedia
Inherit
Inherit or Inherited may refer to:
- Inheritance, passing on of property after someone's death
- Heredity, passing of genetic traits to offspring
- Inheritance (object-oriented programming), way to compartmentalize and re-use computer code
- Inherit (album), 2008 work by the group Free Kitten
- Inherited (script), name for dependent script characters, like diacritics (ISO code Zinh)
Examples of use of Inherit
1. "Timpson may inherit part of his father‘s business, but it looks like Tamsin thinks she ought to inherit her mother‘s seat," reads one Left–leaning website.
2. Now she is poised to inherit her late grandfather‘s millions.
3. Her brothers and sisters inherit nothing from her.
4. We must start by understanding what we will inherit.
5. In short, only the woman’s grandsons inherit her.