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Webster 1913 Edition
Inherit
In-her′it
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Inherited
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inheriting
.] [OE.
enheriten
to inherit, to give a heritage to, OF. enheriter
to appoint as an heir, L. inhereditare
; pref. in-
in + hereditare
to inherit, fr. heres
heir. See Heir
.] 1.
(Law)
To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease;
as, the heir
inherits
the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits
his father’s title; the eldest son of a king inherits
the crown.Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally
inherit
of his father he hath . . . manured . . . with good store of fertile sherris. Shakespeare
3.
To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.
But the meek shall
inherit
the earth. Ps. xxxvii. 11.
To bury so much gold under a tree,
And never after to
And never after to
inherit
it. Shakespeare
4.
To put in possession of.
[R.]
Shak.
In-her′it
,Verb.
I.
To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.
Thou shalt not
inherit
our father's house. Judg. xi. 2.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inherit
INHER'IT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by succession, as the representative of the former possessor; to receive, as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease. The heir inherits the lands or real estate of his father; the eldest son of the nobleman inherits his father's title, and the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.2.
To receive by nature from a progenitor. The son inherits the virtues of his father; the daughter inherits the temper of her mother, and children often inherit the constitutional infirmities of their parents. 3.
To possess; to enjoy; to take as a possession, by gift or divine appropriation; as, to inherit everlasting life; to inherit the promises. --That thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee. Deut. 16.
The meek shall inherit the earth. Matt.5.
INHER'IT
,Verb.
I.
--Thou shall not inherit in our father's house. Judges 11.
Definition 2024
inherit
inherit
English
Verb
inherit (third-person singular simple present inherits, present participle inheriting, simple past and past participle inherited)
- (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
- Your descendants will inherit the earth.
- (transitive) To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess:
- ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
- After Grandad died, I inherited the house.
-
- (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
- Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.
- (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
- This country has inherited an invidious class culture.
- (intransitive) To come into an inheritance.
- Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.
- (computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
- ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.
- (computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
- 2006, Daniel Solis, Illustrated C# 2005
- For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.
- 2006, Daniel Solis, Illustrated C# 2005
- (transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
Usage notes
- Do not confuse with inherent.
Derived terms
Terms derived from inherit
Translations
to take possession of as a right
to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.
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to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission
to derive from people or conditions previously in force