Heritage (noun)
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
Heritage (noun)
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
Heritage (noun)
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
Heritage (noun)
Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
“The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.”
Hereditary (adjective)
Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
Hereditary (adjective)
Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody’s descendant after that person’s death.
“Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.”
Hereditary (adjective)
Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
“hereditary rulers”
Hereditary (adjective)
Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
“Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.”
Hereditary (adjective)
Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.
Hereditary (noun)
A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
Heritage (noun)
property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance
“they had stolen his grandfather’s heritage”
Heritage (noun)
valued objects and qualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations
“the estuary has a sense of history and heritage”
“Europe’s varied cultural heritage”
Heritage (noun)
denoting or relating to things of special architectural, historical, or natural value that are preserved for the nation
“a heritage centre”
“60 miles of heritage coastline”
Heritage (noun)
denoting a traditional brand or product regarded as emblematic of fine craftsmanship
“heritage brands have found a growing cachet among younger customers”
Heritage (noun)
denoting a breed of livestock or poultry that was once traditional to an area but is no longer farmed in large numbers
“Cotswold sheep are considered a heritage breed in Canada”
Heritage (noun)
(of a plant variety) not hybridized with another; old-fashioned
“heritage roses”
Heritage (noun)
a special or individual possession; an allotted portion
“God’s love remains your heritage”
Heritage (noun)
Christians, or the ancient Israelites, seen as God’s chosen people.
Hereditary (adjective)
(of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance
“the Queen’s hereditary right to the throne”
Hereditary (adjective)
(of a person) holding a position by inheritance
“a hereditary peer”
Hereditary (adjective)
(of a characteristic or disease) determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants
“cystic fibrosis is our most common fatal hereditary disease”
“either hereditary or environmental factors”
Hereditary (adjective)
relating to inheritance
“the main objection to the hereditary principle is that such peers are not elected”
Hereditary (adjective)
(of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set.