Inheritance

Portuguese Meaning

herança

sucessão

patrimônio

English Meaning

  1. The act of inheriting.
  2. Something inherited or to be inherited.
  3. Something regarded as a heritage: the cultural inheritance of Rome. See Synonyms at heritage.
  4. Biology The process of genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring.
  5. Biology A characteristic so inherited.
  6. Biology The sum of characteristics genetically transmitted from parents to offspring.