n. 1 money or property or position that is or may be inherited legally; 2 the process of passing characteristics to later generations by genes
He lives on a small inheritance.
He lives on a small inheritance.
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He swindled me out of my inheritance.
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When the father thought he was going to the crematory, what was part of the inheritance he wanted his son to have?
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She hoped he would not fritter away his inheritance.
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To whom was an inheritance given?
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He received a goodly sum of money as an inheritance from his distant aunt.
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From whom did the inheritance come?
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His right to the inheritance inures on his next birthday.
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What was Will's true inheritance from Master Bone?
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He tried to diddle her out of her inheritance.
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What did Trille choose from Auntie Granny's house as his inheritance after she died?
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They say a cat has nine lives. Or . He lives on a small inheritance.
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The appointer of the estate gave him his inheritance.
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He obtained the inheritance through fraudulence.
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The inheritance was equitably divided among the sisters.
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bequest; birthright; estate; gift
money earned
4 syllables
in-her-it-ance
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