HERITAGE

heritage. heritage, inheritance, possession

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heritage. Heritage, n. an inheritance, the people of God

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Her″it‐age (?), a. [[OE. heritage, eritage, OF. heritage, eritage, F. héritage, fr. hériter to inherit, LL. heriditare. See Hereditable.]] 1. 1. That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.
Part of my heritage, Which my dead father did bequeath to me. Shak. 2. 2. (Script.) A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge. Joel iii. 2. 1 Peter v. 3.