heritage

The definition of heritage is the background from which one comes, or any sort of inherited property or goods.

(noun)

See heritage in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

property that is or can be inherited
1. something handed down from one's ancestors or the past, as a characteristic, a culture, tradition, etc.
2. the rights, burdens, or status resulting from being born in a certain time or place; birthright

Origin: ME < OFr < heriter < LL(Ec) hereditare, to inherit < L hereditas: see heredity

See heritage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.
Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright: a heritage of affluence and social position.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from eritier, heir

Origin: , from Medieval Latin hērēditārius

Origin: , from Latin, inherited; see hereditary

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