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heritage vs heirloom

heirloom vs heritage

heritage and heirloom both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heritage Yes No No No
heirloom Yes No No No
As nouns, heirloom is a hyponym of heritage; that is, heirloom 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
  • heirloom: something that has been in a family for generations
Other hyponyms of heritage include primogeniture, borough English, accretion, bequest, legacy, birthright, patrimony, devise.
heritage (noun) heirloom (noun)
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property something that has been in a family for generations
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
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 heirloom

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