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birthright vs heritage

heritage vs birthright

birthright and heritage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
birthright Yes No No No
heritage Yes No No No
As nouns, heritage is a hypernym of birthright; that is, heritage is a word with a broader meaning than birthright:
  • birthright: a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth
  • heritage: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
Other hypernyms of birthright include inheritance.
As nouns, heritage is a hypernym of birthright; that is, heritage is a word with a broader meaning than birthright:
  • birthright: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
  • heritage: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Other hypernyms of birthright include inheritance.
birthright (noun) heritage (noun)
a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Difference between birthright and heritage

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