Hypernym

noun

a possession whose ownership changes or lapses

Part_meronym

noun

(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

noun

the collection of rules imposed by authority

heritage 3

noundomain: possession

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Synonyms

inheritance 2
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Hyponym

noun

right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

noun

a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers

noun

(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)

noun

(law) a gift of personal property by will

noun

an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

Part_holonym

noun

(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

noun

the collection of rules imposed by authority