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inherit

VI รับมรดก  fall heir to come into succeed to rab-mor-ra-dok

 

inherit

VT สืบต่อ  สืบทอด  รับช่วง  ตกทอด  succeed to acquire obtain accede be disowned miss sub-tor

 

inherit from

PHRV สืบทอด จาก  ได้ รับมรดก จาก  รับช่วง จาก  เป็น มรดก จาก  sub-tod-jak

 

inheritable

ADJ สามารถ สืบ มรดก ต่อไป ได้ (กฎหมาย  สามารถ ถ่ายทอด ทาง พันธุกรรม  hereditary heritable sa-mad-sueb-mor-ra-dok-tor-pai-dai

 

inheritance

N การ รับมรดก  มรดก  สมบัติ  legacy heritage bequest patrimony kan-rab-mor-ra-dok

 

inheritance tax

N ภาษีมรดก  pa-se-mor-ra-dok

 

inheritor

N ผู้รับมรดก (กฎหมาย  ผู้สืบทอด  ผู้รับช่วง  recipient heir receiver phu-rab-moe-ra-dok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INHERIT

v.t.[L. hoeres, an heir. See Heir. ] 1. To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by succession, as the representative of the former possessor; to receive, as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease. The heir inherits the lands or real estate of his father; the eldest son of the nobleman inherits his father's title, and the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.
2. To receive by nature from a progenitor. The son inherits the virtues of his father; the daughter inherits the temper of her mother, and children often inherit the constitutional infirmities of their parents.
3. To possess; to enjoy; to take as a possession, by gift or divine appropriation; as, to inherit everlasting life; to inherit the promises.
--That thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee. Deuteronomy 16:2 .
The meek shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5.

 

INHERIT

v.i.To take or have possession or property. --Thou shall not inherit in our father's house. Judges 11:2.

 

INHERITABLE

a.That may be inherited; transmissible or descendible from the ancestor to the heir by course of law; as an inheritable estate or title. 1. That may be transmitted from the parent to the child; as inheritable qualities or infirmities.
2. Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent.
By attainder--the blood of the person attainted is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable.

 

INHERITABLY

adv. By inheritance.

 

INHERITANCE

n.An estate derived from an ancestor to an heir by succession or in course of law; or an estate which the law casts on a child or other person, as the representative of the deceased ancestor. 1. The reception of an estate by hereditary right, or the descent by which an estate or title is cast on the heir; as, the heir received the estate by inheritance.
2. The estate or possession which may descend to an heir, though it has not descended.
And Rachel and Leah answered and said, is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? Genesis 31:14.
3. An estate given or possessed by donation or divine appropriation. Numbers 26:53 -55.
4. That which is possessed or enjoyed.
Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance. Psalm 2:8.

 

INHERITED

pp. Received by descent from an ancestor; possessed.

 

INHERITING

ppr. Taking by succession or right of representation; receiving from ancestors; possessing.

 

INHERITOR

n.An heir; one who inherits or may inherit.

 

INHERITRESS, INHERITRIX

n.An heiress; a female who inherits or is entitled to inherit, after the death of her ancestor.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INHERIT

In *her "it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inherited; p. pr. & vb. n.Inheriting. ] Etym: [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L. inhereditare; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres heir. See Heir. ]

 

1. (Law )

 

Defn: To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.

 

2. To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc. Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally inherit of his father he hath. .. manured. .. with good store of fertile sherris. Shak.

 

3. To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession. But the meek shall inherit the earth. Ps. xxxvii. 11. To bury so much gold under a tree, And never after to inherit it. Shak.

 

4. To put in possession of. [R.] Shak.

 

INHERIT

INHERIT In *her "it, v. i.

 

Defn: To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance. Thou shalt not inherit our father's house. Judg. xi. 2.

 

INHERITABILITY

INHERITABILITY In *her `it *a *bil "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being inheritable or descendible to heirs. Jefferson.

 

INHERITABLE

INHERITABLE In *her "it *a *ble, a.

 

1. Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title. Blackstone.

 

2. Capable of being transmitted from parent to child; as, inheritable qualities or infirmities.

 

3. Etym: [Cf. OF. enheritable, inheritable. ]

 

Defn: Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir. By attainder. .. the blood of the person attainted is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer inheritable. Blackstone.The eldest daughter of the king is also alone inheritable to the crown on failure of issue male. Blackstone. Inheritable blood, blood or relationship by which a person becomes qualified to be an heir, or to transmit possessions by inheritance.

 

INHERITABLY

INHERITABLY In *her "it *a *bly, adv.

 

Defn: By inheritance. Sherwood.

 

INHERITANCE

In *her "it *ance, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. enheritance.]

 

1. The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

 

2. That which is or may be inherited; that which is derived by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a possession which passes by descent. When the man dies, let the inheritance Descend unto the daughter. Shak.

 

3. A permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction. To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away. 1 Pet. i. 4.

 

4. Possession; ownership; acquisition. "The inheritance of their loves." Shak. To you th' inheritance belongs by right Of brother's praise; to you eke Spenser.

 

5. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Transmission and reception by animal or plant generation.

 

6. (Law )

 

Defn: A perpetual or continuing right which a man and his heirs have to an estate; an estate which a man has by descent as heir to another, or which he may transmit to another as his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of law. Blackstone.

 

Note: The word inheritance (used simply ) is mostly confined to the title to land and tenements by a descent. Mozley & W. Men are not proprietors of what they have, merely for themselves; their children have a title to part of it which comes to be wholly theirs when death has put an end to their parents' use of it; and this we call inheritance. Locke.

 

INHERITOR

INHERITOR In *her "it *or, n.

 

Defn: One who inherits; an heir. Born inheritors of the dignity. Milton.

 

INHERITRESS

INHERITRESS In *her "it *ress, n.

 

Defn: A heiress. Milman.

 

INHERITRIX

INHERITRIX In *her "it *rix, n.

 

Defn: Same as Inheritress. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inherit

in her it |inˈherit ɪnˈhɛrət | verb ( inherits, inheriting , inherited ) [ with obj. ] receive (money, property, or a title ) as an heir at the death of the previous holder: she inherited a fortune from her father. derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition ) genetically from one's parents or ancestors: she had inherited the beauty of her grandmother. receive or be left with (a situation, object, etc. ) from a predecessor or former owner: spending commitments inherited from previous administrations. come into possession of (belongings ) from someone else: she inherits all her clothes from her older sisters. archaic come into possession of (something ) as a right (esp. in biblical translations and allusions ): master, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ORIGIN Middle English enherite receive as a right, from Old French enheriter, from late Latin inhereditare appoint as heir, from Latin in- in + heres, hered- heir.

 

inheritable

in her it a ble |inˈheritəbəl ɪnˈhɛrədəbəl | adjective capable of being inherited: these characteristics are inheritable | inheritable property. DERIVATIVES in her it a bil i ty |-ˌheritəˈbilitē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as enheritable ): from Anglo-Norman French enheritable able to be made heir, from Old French enheriter (see inherit ).

 

inheritance

in her it ance |inˈheritəns ɪnˈhɛrətns | noun a thing that is inherited: he came into a comfortable inheritance. the action of inheriting: the inheritance of traits. ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as enheritance ): from Anglo-Norman French enheritaunce being admitted as heir, from Old French enheriter (see inherit ).

 

inheritance tax

in her it ance tax |ɪnˈhɛrədəns ˌtæks | noun a tax imposed on someone who inherits property or money. Also called death tax.

 

inheritor

in her i tor |inˈheritər ɪnˈherɪtər | noun a person who inherits something; an heir: we are the inheritors of these cultural traditions.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inherit

in |herit |ɪnˈhɛrɪt | verb ( inherits, inheriting, inherited ) 1 [ with obj. ] receive (money, property, or a title ) as an heir at the death of the previous holder: she inherited a fortune from her father. 2 derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition ) genetically from one's parents or ancestors: (as adj. inherited ) : inherited diseases. 3 receive or be left with (a situation, object, etc. ) from a predecessor or former owner: spending commitments inherited from previous governments. N. Amer. come into possession of (belongings ) from someone else: she inherits all her clothes from her older sisters. archaic come into possession of (something ) as a right (especially in biblical translations and allusions ). ORIGIN Middle English enherite receive as a right , from Old French enheriter, from late Latin inhereditare appoint as heir , from Latin in- in + heres, hered- heir .

 

inheritable

in |her ¦it |able |ɪnˈhɛrɪtəb (ə )l | adjective capable of being inherited: these characteristics are inheritable | inheritable property. DERIVATIVES inheritability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as enheritable ): from Anglo-Norman French enheritable able to be made heir , from Old French enheriter (see inherit ).

 

inheritance

in |her ¦it |ance |ɪnˈhɛrɪt (ə )ns | noun a thing that is inherited. [ mass noun ] the action of inheriting: the inheritance of traits. ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as enheritance ): from Anglo-Norman French enheritaunce being admitted as heir , from Old French enheriter (see inherit ).

 

inheritance tax

in |her ¦it |ance tax noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) tax levied on property and money acquired by gift or inheritance (introduced in 1986 to replace capital transfer tax ).

 

inheritor

in |heri ¦tor |ɪnˈhɛrɪtə (r )| noun a person who inherits something; an heir: we are the inheritors of these cultural traditions.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inherit

inherit verb 1 she inherited his farm: become heir to, come into /by, be bequeathed, be left, be willed, receive; Law be devised. 2 Richard inherited the title: succeed to, assume, take over, come into; formal accede to.

 

inheritance

inheritance noun 1 a comfortable inheritance: legacy, bequest, endowment, bestowal, provision; birthright, heritage, patrimony; Law devise. 2 his inheritance of the title: succession to, accession to, assumption of, elevation to. WORD LINKS hereditary relating to inheritance Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

inherited

inherited adjective 1 several shares of inherited stock: bequesthed; hereditary, willed, handed-down, passed-down, passed-on, transferred; ancestral, family, familial. 2 an inherited mutation: genetic, congenital, inborn, hereditary, inbred, innate; in the family, in the blood, in the genes. WORD TOOLKIT

inherited familial ancestral
wealth relationship home
disease ties population
tendency love lands
trait history species
property obligations spirits
Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inherit

inherit verb 1 she inherited her uncle's farm: become heir to, fall heir to, come into /by, be bequeathed, be left, be willed; Law be devised. 2 his older brother inherited the title: succeed to, accede to, assume, take over, come into; be elevated to, have conferred on one.

 

inheritance

inheritance noun 1 he came into a comfortable inheritance: legacy, bequest, endowment, birthright, estate, heritage, bestowal, bequeathal, benefaction, provision, patrimony; Law devise, hereditament. 2 his inheritance of the title: succession to, accession to, assumption of, taking over of, elevation to. WORD LINKS inheritance hereditary relating to inheritance Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

inheritor

inheritor noun heir, heiress, legatee, recipient, receiver; successor, next in line; Law devisee, grantee, parcener, coparcener, cestui que trust; Scottish Law heritor.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inherit

in her it /ɪnhérət /heir (相続人 )にする 〗(名 )inheritance 動詞 s /-ts /; ed /-ɪd /; ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉【他の人から 】遺産 権利など 〉を相続する , 受け継ぐ «from » ; 〈人 〉のあとを継ぐ ▸ I inherited a large fortune from my father .私は父から大きな財産を相続した inherit the earth 地を受け継ぐ, 世界を手に入れる 〘聖書より 〙.2 【人から 】問題 状況など 〉を引き継ぐ «from » ▸ I inherited the complicated problem from my predecessor .私は前任者からその複雑な問題を引き継いだ .3 【親から 】〈特徴など 〉 (遺伝によって )受け継ぐ «from » Nancy inherited her good looks from her mother .ナンシーはその美貌 びぼう を母親から受け継いだ .4 ⦅米 ⦆【前の所有者から 】〈不要品 〉を譲り受ける «from » .自動詞 【人から 】(遺産を )相続する ; 【人の 】あとを継ぐ ; 【人から 】(特徴 状況などを )受け継ぐ «from » .

 

inheritable

in h r it a ble 形容詞 〈財産などが 〉相続 [継承 ]できる ; 〈性質などが 〉遺伝する ; 〈人が 〉相続権を持つ .

 

inheritance

in her it ance /ɪnhérət (ə )ns /inherit 名詞 s /-ɪz /1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗遺産 , 相続財産 ; U 相続 (すること ), 相続権 receive property by inheritance 相続で財産を受け取る ▸ a dispute over an inheritance 遺産をめぐる争い .2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗遺伝的体質 [性質 ];U 遺伝 .3 U かたく 文化的遺産 ; 伝統 .4 C 〖通例単数形で; one's 引き継いだ仕事 [課題 ].~́ r ghts 相続権 .~́ t x 相続税 .

 

inherited

in h r it ed /-ɪd /形容詞 遺伝した [による ]; 相続した .

 

inheritor

in her i tor /ɪnhérətə r /名詞 C 1 〘法 〙(遺産の )相続人 (heir ).2 伝統 文化的遺産を 】引き継ぐ人 «of » .