inheritance
nounUK /ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/
US /ɪnˈher.ə.təns/
Money or things you get from someone in your family after they die.
She used her inheritance to buy a small house.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The qualities or traits you get from your parents.
Red hair is part of his genetic inheritance.
3. Something passed down from earlier generations, like traditions or culture.
The festival is part of our cultural inheritance.
4. The act of receiving something from someone who came before you.
The inheritance of the throne happened after the king died.