inheritance

inheritance (http://definr.com/inheritance)

     n 1: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
          [syn: heritage]
     2: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that
        passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner [syn:
        heritage]
     3: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from
        the parents [syn: hereditary pattern]
     4: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited
        from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's
        blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" [syn: heritage]