Word Meaning

Meaning of inherit

- 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.
- 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.
- To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.
- To put in possession of.
- To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.

Crossword clue for inherit

- Be successor to
- Became heir to
- Come into a fortune
- Come into main heritage shelter
- Come into money
- Gain estate
- Get legacy and partly gain her items
- Get what’s coming to you
- Receive bequest
- Receive by succession
- Receive from ... will you find her in it?
- Receive from will
- Receive in a will
- Step into a fortune