heritage
noun
[ ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ ]
• property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.
• "they had stolen his grandfather's heritage"
Similar:
inheritance,
birthright,
patrimony,
legacy,
bequest,
endowment,
estate,
bequeathal,
devise,
hereditament,
• a special or individual possession; an allotted portion.
• "God's love remains your heritage"
• Christians, or the ancient Israelites, seen as God's chosen people.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French heritage, from heriter ‘inherit’ (see heritable).
