1 tr. receive (property, rank, title, etc.) by legal descent or succession.
2 tr. derive (a quality or characteristic) genetically from one's ancestors.
3 absol. succeed as an heir (a younger son rarely inherits).
Derivatives:
inheritor n. (fem. inheritress or inheritrix).
Etymology: ME f. OF enheriter f. LL inhereditare (as IN-(2), L heres heredis heir)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.