Inheritance synonyms

congenital

The definition of congenital is something present from birth.

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inherited

Obtained via an inheritance

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hereditable

Capable of being passed on to children.

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owned (related)

Any special privilege accorded a firstborn

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innate

Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent:

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transmissible

Able to be transmitted

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diathetic

Of, relating to, or as a result of diathesis

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benefaction

The act of doing good or helping others, esp. by giving money as a charitable donation

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bequest

The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.

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heritage

The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright:

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descendible

(Law) Of property, able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs.

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genetic

Relating to genetics or genes.

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hereditary

(Of a title, honor or right) legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.

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inborn

Present in the organism at birth; innate; not acquired

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inheritable

Capable of inheriting; having the rights of an heir

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birthright

A right or the rights that a person has because of being born in a certain family, nation, etc.

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diathesis

(Medicine) A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.

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endowment

The definition of an endowment is a gift of money, talent or other asset that has been given to someone or to an institution, or is the act of giving such a gift.

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estate

(Law) One's property, both real and personal, vested and contingent, especially as disposed of in a will.

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gift

The act of giving:

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heirloom

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

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hereditament

Inheritance.

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legacy

Money or property left to someone by a will; bequest

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mutation

An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.

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patrimony

An inheritance or legacy; heritage.

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primogeniture

(Law) The right of the eldest child, especially the eldest son, to inherit the entire estate of one or both parents.

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reversion

A future interest in land created by operation of law by a conveyance of property for a specified period of time without transfer of title to said land. Upon expiration of the period of the lease, the land reverts to the lease grantor or his or her heirs. Additionally, reversion may refer to the part of an estate that the grantor retains upon conveyance of the rest of it. See also remainder and reservation.

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succession

The act or process of becoming entitled as a legal beneficiary to the property of a deceased person.

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tropism

The positive, or negative, attraction of a plant or sessile animal toward, or away from, a stimulus, as in the turning of a sunflower toward the light

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hereditary pattern

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

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tradition

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

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affect (related)

(Psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs. [from 19th c.]

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inheritence (related)

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heir (related)

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inheritance-tax (related)

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inherit (related)

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