Heritage

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  • noun. Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.
  • noun. Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
  • noun. The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright.
  • noun. A domesticated animal or a crop of a traditional breed, usually not widely produced for commercial purposes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which is inherited as a material possession; an inheritance or inherited estate; specifically, in Scots law, heritable estate; realty.
  • noun. That which is given or received as a permanent possession or right; that which is allotted or appropriated; hence, portion; part: used in the Bible for the chosen people, the body of saints, or the church, as God's portion of mankind.
  • noun. That which comes from the circumstances of birth; a condition or quality transmitted by ancestors; inherited lot or portion: as, a heritage of luxury, poverty, suffering, or shame.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.
  • adjective. A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  • noun. A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
  • noun. A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
  • noun. Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  • noun. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
  • noun. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
  • noun. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
  • Word Usage
    "The term "heritage turkey" has become such a marketing buzzword that unscrupulous farmers and grocers might be tempted to apply it indiscrimately, to things like organic or free-range turkeys, in order to charge premium prices."
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