inherit

intransitive verb

To take (property) by law of descent from an intestate owner.

intransitive verb

To receive (property) by will; receive by bequest or devise.

intransitive verb

To receive or take over from a predecessor.

intransitive verb

To receive (a characteristic) from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission.

intransitive verb

To gain (something) as one’s right or portion.

intransitive verb

To hold or take possession of an inheritance.

In law, to take by descent from an ancestor; get by succession, as the representative of the former possessor; receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease: as, the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father’s title.

To receive from one’s progenitors as part of one’s physical or mental constitution; possess intrinsically through descent.

To receive by transmission in any way; have imparted to or conferred upon; acquire from any source.