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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).
  • (programming, object-oriented) The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.
 héritage

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.
  • (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
  • (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
  • (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
 hériter

inherited adjective

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/
  • Obtained via an inheritance
 hérité

inheritable adjective

  /ənˈhɛrətəbəl/ , /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/
  • Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
 héréditaire
multiple inheritance
héritage multiple
inheritance tax
droits de succession
inheritance law
droit des successions
simple inheritance
héritage simple
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