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