01 v. t. To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate on…
imp. & p. p.
Inherited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inheriting
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To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.(Law)
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To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities, genes, or genetic traits; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.; to inherit hemophilia“Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally inherit of his father he hath . . . manured . . . with good store of fertile sherris.” — Shak.
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To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.“But the meek shall inherit the earth.” — Ps. xxxvii. 11.“To bury so much gold under a tree, And never after to inherit it.” — Shak.
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To put in possession of.[R.]