Meaning of heritage in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈhɛrədɪdʒ/

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1. Noun

   heritage

   Etymology

   Middle English: from Old French heritage, from heriter‘inherit’ (see heritable)

   Definitions

   1. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

   Examples

   • « a heritage of freedom »
2. 2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

   Examples

   • « my only inheritance was my mother's blessing »
   • « the world's heritage of knowledge »
3. 3. that which is inherited

   Examples

   • « a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner »
4. 4. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property