Dictionary Check: inheritance
"inheritance" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
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
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
noun
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
Example:
"my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"
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