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heritage vs birthright

birthright vs heritage

heritage and birthright both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heritage Yes No No No
birthright Yes No No No
As nouns, birthright is a hyponym of heritage; that is, birthright is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heritage:
  • heritage: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
  • birthright: a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth
Other hyponyms of heritage include background, upbringing.
As nouns, birthright is a hyponym of heritage; that is, birthright is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heritage:
  • heritage: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  • birthright: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
Other hyponyms of heritage include primogeniture, borough English, accretion, bequest, legacy, patrimony, devise, heirloom.
heritage (noun) birthright (noun)
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
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 heritage and birthright

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