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inheritance noun

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/
  • (countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).
 Erbe, Erbteil
  • (biology, genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
 Erbschaft

inherit verb

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
  • (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
  • (intransitive) To come into an inheritance.
 erben, beerben
  • (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
 erben, vererben
  • (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
  • (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
 erben

inherited adjective

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/
  • Obtained via an inheritance
 geerbt, übernommen

inheritable adjective

  /ənˈhɛrətəbəl/ , /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/
  • Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
 erblich

inheritable

erbfähig
inheritance tax
Erbschaftssteuer, Erbschaftsteuer
inheritance law
Erbrecht
multiple inheritance
Mehrfachvererbung
inheritance fraud
Erbschleicherei
right of inheritance
Erbrecht
certificate of inheritance
Erbschein
case of inheritance
Erbfall
inheritance-related
erbrechtlich
distribution of an inheritance
Erbauseinandersetzung
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