Inherit vs. Herit
Inheritverb
(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
Inheritverb
(transitive) To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
Inheritverb
To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
Inheritverb
(transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
Inheritverb
(intransitive) To come into an inheritance.
Inheritverb
To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
Inheritverb
To derive a new class from (a superclass).
Inheritverb
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Inheritverb
To put in possession of.
Inheritverb
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.
Inheritverb
To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities, genes, or genetic traits; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.; to inherit hemophilia
Inheritverb
To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.
Inheritverb
To put in possession of.
Inheritverb
To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.
Inheritverb
obtain from someone after their death;
Inheritverb
receive from a predecessor;
Inheritverb
receive by genetic transmission;
Inheritverb
receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder
Inheritverb
derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one's parents or ancestors.
Inheritverb
receive or be left with (a situation, object, etc.) from a predecessor or former owner
Inheritverb
come into possession of (belongings) from someone else
Inheritverb
come into possession of (something) as a right (especially in biblical translations and allusions)
Herit
Herit was an ancient Egyptian princess of the Second Intermediate Period. She was most likely the daughter of the Hyksos-ruler Apepi who was the most important king of the 15th Dynasty.
