inheriting
Receiving through lineage
Inheriting is the present participle of inherit—receiving something passed down from a predecessor.
Most often this means property or money from someone who has died: She's inheriting the house from her grandmother.
But you can inherit genetic traits, family traditions, or situations: He's inheriting a mess from the previous administration.
The word implies receiving without having earned or chosen what comes to you.
Property and grounds
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- bequestGift left by will
- probateWill validation proceedings
- executorAppointed estate manager
testament · intestate · testator · devisee · entailment · primogeniture · will · codicil
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- ancestryFamily line of descent
values · beliefs · practices · ceremonies · legacy · heirlooms · oral history · ancestral
estate
Property and grounds
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- bequestGift left by will
- probateWill validation proceedings
executor · testament · intestate · testator · devisee · entailment · primogeniture · will · codicil · trust
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
ancestry · values · beliefs · practices · ceremonies · legacy · heirlooms · oral history · ancestral · generational
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
traits · allele · dominant · recessive · mutation · genotype · phenotype · genome · genomics · polygenic
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- assetsOwned items of value
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- trust fundAssets held for another
windfall · affluence · riches · property · land · title · shares · royalties · family business · nest egg
inheritingearning
Gaining through work
buying · purchasing · acquiring · achieving · winning
inheritingbequeathing
Giving by testament
leaving · passing down · willing · bestowing · giving away
inheritingacquiring
Gaining possession of
developing · learning · cultivating · environmental · adapting