One entry found for inherit.

Main Entry: in·her·it
Pronunciation: in-her-t
Function: verb
1 : to receive by legal right from a person at the person's death
2 : to receive by genetic transmission <inherit red hair>
3 : to have handed on to one by someone else <inherit a job>
- in·her·it·able /-t--bl/ adjective
- in·her·i·tor /-t-r/ noun

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