inherited
Received from ancestors
Inherited describes something received from a predecessor, typically through death or succession.
Children inherit property, titles, or genetic traits from parents: She inherited her mother's eyes.
The word extends to anything passed down: inherited traditions, inherited debt, an inherited mess from the previous administration.
In computing, inherited refers to properties or methods a program element receives from a parent class.
Property and grounds
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- legacyWhat's passed down
bequest · beneficiary · executor · probate · patrimony · endowment · trustee · succession
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
alleles · genotype · phenotype · dominant · recessive · mutation · genome · genomics
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- successionFollowing in order
dynasty · sovereignty · prince · princess · coronation · realm · scepter · regent
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
- genealogyStudy of family descent
forebears · pedigree · kinship · clan · dynasty · progenitors · forefathers · patriarchs
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
artifacts · heirlooms · ancestry · history · mythology · dialects · relics · preservation
Landed aristocratic residence
- mansionLarge, stately home
- estateProperty and grounds
- villaStately country residence
- chateauFrench country mansion
homestead · landholdings · acreage · plantation · farmstead · ranch · domain · residence
What's passed down
- codebaseSoftware project's complete source
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- refactoringCode improvement, same behavior
- maintainabilityEase of ongoing repair
migration · versioning · patches · updates · documentation · systems · architecture · platforms
estate
Property and grounds
legacy · bequest · beneficiary · executor · probate · patrimony · endowment · trustee · succession · codicil
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
heredity · alleles · genotype · phenotype · dominant · recessive · mutation · genome · genomics · polygenic
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
succession · dynasty · sovereignty · prince · princess · coronation · realm · scepter · regent · aristocracy
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
genealogy · forebears · pedigree · kinship · clan · dynasty · progenitors · forefathers · patriarchs · matriarchs
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
ceremonies · artifacts · heirlooms · ancestry · history · mythology · dialects · relics · preservation · provenance
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
chateau · homestead · landholdings · acreage · plantation · farmstead · ranch · domain · residence · fortune
legacy
What's passed down
- codebaseSoftware project's complete source
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- refactoringCode improvement, same behavior
maintainability · migration · versioning · patches · updates · documentation · systems · architecture · platforms · obsolescence
- money wordsvalue, worth, wealth, poverty, costly
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
- things acquiredbought, purchased, earned, obtained, received
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- housing statushomeowner, renter, tenant, landlord, owned
- PascalPascal's triangle, cycloid, probability theory, hydraulic press, syringe
inheritedacquired
Came to possess
learned · noninherited · nonhereditary · developed · environmental
- inheritance claimsLegal demands on estates
- inheritance taxLevy on bequeathed assets
- inherited traitGenetically transmitted characteristic
- inheritance taxesLevies on bequests
- inherited diseaseCondition passed through generations
- family inheritanceProperty passed through generations
inherit, inheritance, inheritor, inheriting, inherits, disinherit, inheritors, inheritances, disinherited