inheritance
English Thesaurus
1. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property (noun.act)
hypernym | : | acquisition, |
definition | : | the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something (noun.act) |
2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | attribute, |
definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | birthright, |
definition | : | personal characteristics that are inherited at birth (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | background, |
definition | : | a person's social heritage: previous experience or training (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | birthright, |
definition | : | a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | upbringing, |
definition | : | properties acquired during a person's formative years (noun.attribute) |
3. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents (noun.attribute)
hyponym | : | gene linkage, linkage, |
definition | : | (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) (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | x-linked dominant inheritance, |
definition | : | hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | x-linked recessive inheritance, |
definition | : | hereditary 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 (noun.attribute) |
domain category | : | genetic science, genetics, |
definition | : | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (noun.cognition) |
4. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner (noun.possession)
hyponym | : | primogeniture, |
definition | : | right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | borough english, |
definition | : | a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | accretion, |
definition | : | (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) (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | bequest, legacy, |
definition | : | (law) a gift of personal property by will (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | birthright, patrimony, |
definition | : | an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | devise, |
definition | : | (law) a gift of real property by will (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | heirloom, |
definition | : | something that has been in a family for generations (noun.possession) |
part holonym | : | heirloom, |
definition | : | (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance (noun.possession) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property (noun.act)
derivation | : | inherit, |
definition | : | obtain from someone after their death (verb.possession) |
6. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | inherit, |
definition | : | receive by genetic transmission (verb.possession) |
7. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property (noun.act)
derivation | : | inherit, |
definition | : | obtain from someone after their death (verb.possession) |
8. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | inherit, |
definition | : | receive by genetic transmission (verb.possession) |
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