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    [Verb]  | "in*her*it" | \ in-ˈher-ət \


    1: to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death

    2: to receive as a devise or legacy

    3: to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English enheriten "to give (a person) right of inheritance, make (a person) heir, come into possession of as an heir," borrowed from Anglo-French enheriter, going back to Late Latin inhērēditāre "to appoint as heir," from Latin in- {see: |in-:2|in-:2} + Late Latin hērēditāre "to leave as an inheritance, inherit, make an heir" {mat|heritage|};

    [Noun]  | "inheritors" 


    1: a person who has the right to inherit property;


      * e.g., " ... someday that little boy will become the inheritor of one of the largest private fortunes in the country "



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    [Noun]  | "inheritor" 


    1: a person who has the right to inherit property;


      * e.g., " ... someday that little boy will become the inheritor of one of the largest private fortunes in the country "



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     [ "Inheritor" ]

    1: The highest rank in Halo Reach.

      * e.g.,  ... Ahhh shit an Inheritor is on the other team. JB has no fucking life, he's an Inheritor!!! 

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