noun
legacy, bequest, patrimony, heritage; see estate 2, gift 1. See syn. study at heritage.
See inheritance in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Any special privilege accorded a firstborn:
Something immaterial, as a style or philosophy, that is passed from one generation to another:
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