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Noun inheritance has 4 senses

inheritance, heritage - hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
--₁ is a kind of acquisition

Derived form: verb inherit₁
inheritance, heritage - that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
--₂ is a kind of transferred property, transferred possession
--₂ has parts: heirloom
--₂ has particulars:
primogeniture; borough English; accretion; bequest, legacy; birthright, patrimony; devise; heirloom
inheritance, hereditary pattern - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
--₃ is a kind of heredity, genetic endowment
--₃ has particulars:
ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation; linkage, gene linkage; X-linked dominant inheritance; X-linked recessive inheritance

Derived form: verb inherit₃
inheritance, heritage - any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
--₄ is a kind of attribute
--₄ has particulars: birthright; background; birthright; upbringing