Heritage vs. Inherited
Difference Between Heritage and Inherited
Heritagenoun
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
Inheritedverb
simple past tense and past participle of inherit
Heritagenoun
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
Inheritedadjective
Obtained via an inheritance
inherited moneyHeritagenoun
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
Inheritedadjective
hereditary.
an inherited diseaseHeritagenoun
(attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.Inheritedadjective
tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity;
an inherited diseasefamilial traitsgenetically transmitted featuresHeritagenoun
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition;
a heritage of freedomHeritagenoun
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors;
my only inheritance was my mother's blessingthe world's heritage of knowledgeHeritagenoun
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Heritagenoun
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
