inherit

Main Entry:: in·her·it
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈher-ət, -ˈhe-rət\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English enheriten to give right of inheritance to, from Anglo-French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in- + hereditas inheritance — more at heredity
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1: to come into possession of or receive especially as a right or divine portion <and every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters…for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life — Matthew 19:29 (Revised Standard Version)>2 a: to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death b: to receive as a devise or legacy3: to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission <inherit a defective enzyme>4: to have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor <inherited the problem from his predecessor>intransitive verb: to take or hold a possession or rights by inheritance

— in·her·i·tor

\-(r)ə-tər\ noun

— in·her·i·tress

\-(r)ə-trəs\ or in·her·i·trix

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\-(r)ə-(ˌ)triks\ noun

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