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inheritance vs birthright

birthright vs inheritance

inheritance and birthright both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inheritance Yes No No No
birthright Yes No No No
As nouns, birthright is a hyponym of inheritance; that is, birthright is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inheritance:
  • inheritance: 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 inheritance include background, upbringing.
As nouns, birthright is a hyponym of inheritance; that is, birthright is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inheritance:
  • inheritance: 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 inheritance include primogeniture, borough English, accretion, bequest, legacy, patrimony, devise, heirloom.
inheritance (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)
(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
Difference between inheritance and birthright

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