inheritance — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

inheritance

ریگن‌برد، ریگنبرد، دریگش

riganbord, darigeš

Fr.: hériter

Something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner’s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy; something, as a quality, characteristic, or other immaterial possession, received from progenitors or predecessors as if by succession.
The genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively.
The act or fact of inheriting by succession, as if by succession, or genetically (Dictionary.com).

See also: Verbal noun of → inherit.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics