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inheritance vs borough English

borough English vs inheritance

inheritance and borough English both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inheritance Yes No No No
borough English Yes No No No
As nouns, borough English is a hyponym of inheritance; that is, borough English 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
  • borough English: a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
Other hyponyms of inheritance include primogeniture, accretion, bequest, legacy, birthright, patrimony, devise, heirloom.
inheritance (noun) borough English (noun)
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
(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 borough English

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