Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inheritance | Yes | No | No | No |
ancestry | Yes | No | No | No |
inheritance (noun) | ancestry (noun) |
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hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline |
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors | the hereditary derivation of an individual |
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents | |
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner |