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heritage (n.)
c. 1200, "that which may be inherited," from Old French iritage, eritage, heritage "heir; inheritance, ancestral estate, heirloom," from heriter "inherit," from Late Latin hereditare, ultimately from Latin heres (genitive heredis) "heir" (see heredity). Meaning "condition or state transmitted from ancestors" is from 1620s.
updated on July 05, 2015
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Definitions of heritage from WordNet
Dictionary entries near heritage
hereunto
hereupon
herewith
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hermaphrodism
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