Inheritance - English meaning

noun

A donation or gift.

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An exceptional benefaction

noun

The act of giving something, such as money, to help an organization, society, or person

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Many of the artworks came to the museum through the benefaction of generous donors., the library is…

noun

Something that is given to help an organization, society, or person

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The three paintings were a benefaction stipulated in the will of a wealthy patron., a generous bene…

noun

A legacy.

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A bequest of over £300,000

noun

The money or property that someone, after death, gives to someone else

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Her will included large bequests to charity.

noun

Money or property that someone has left to a person or organization in their will (= a document stating who will have your money and property after you die)

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Her will included small bequests to her family, while most of her fortune went to charity.

noun

The act of giving something as an honour or a gift

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Her father's blessing represented a bestowal of consent upon her marriage., the state's bestowal of…

noun

A particular right of possession or privilege a person has from birth, especially as an eldest son.

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Being the good brother he is, jacob offers esau some lentil soup - on one condition: esau has to fo…

noun

Something that you believe you deserve to have because of your family situation or social class, or because you believe it is your right as a human being

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Some men see well-paid, powerful jobs as their birthright., americans see freedom of expression as …

verb

Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

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A training programme should be devised

noun

A clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

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The issue, however, is whether the language of the devise of the somerset estate can fairly be inte…

verb

Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

noun

The action of endowing something or someone.

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He tried to promote the endowment of a chair of psychiatry

noun

A gift of money that will provide an income for a college or university, a hospital, or other organization

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We are trying to set up an endowment to support the library.

noun

Money that is given to a college, hospital, etc. in order to provide it with an income, or the giving of this money

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An endowment for sth the las vegas millionaire pledged $10 million for the project and an endowment…

noun

An extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization.

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The grandparents then withdraw to another house on the family estate and cultivate their own land a…

noun

A large, privately owned area of land in the country, often with a large house

noun

A group of houses or factories built in a planned way

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Commercial/industrial/trading estate he rents a unit on an industrial estate., a housing estate, le…

noun

Any item of property, either a corporeal hereditament (land or a building) or an incorporeal hereditament (such as a rent), that can be inherited.

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Rates were not payable on any unoccupied hereditament

noun

A piece of property that can be left to someone after its owner has died

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Does the land form part of a hereditament having a net annual value exceeding £10,000?

noun

Property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.

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They had stolen his grandfather's heritage

noun

Features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, which come from the past and are still important

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The organization is devoted to preserving our cultural heritage.

noun

The history, traditions, practices, etc. of a particular country, society, or company that exist from the past and continue to be important

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Their marketing strategy emphasizes the company's belief in its unique engineering heritage.

noun

An amount of money or property left to someone in a will.

Usage examples:

My grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy

adjective

Denoting or relating to software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use.

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Integration with legacy systems has been cited as a problem by over half of respondents

noun

Something that is a result of events in the past

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The bitter legacy of a civil war

noun

Property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.

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Owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development

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Land, property, historical objects, etc. that have belonged to a country or other area for many years

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Cultural/national patrimony the statues are part of our country's cultural patrimony.

noun

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

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New contracts for the provision of services

verb

Supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.

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Civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies

noun

Something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it

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[ u ] when designing buildings in california, you have to make some provision for earthquakes., [ c…