heritance

[ her-i-tns ]
/ ˈhɛr ɪ tns /
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noun Archaic.

inheritance.

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Origin of heritance

1350–1400; Middle English herita(u)nce<Middle French heritance, equivalent to herit(er) to inherit + -ance-ance; see heir

Words nearby heritance

heriot, Herisau, heritability, heritable, heritage, heritance, heritor, Herkimer, herky-jerky, herl, Herlihy
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Words related to heritance

legacy, bequest, estate, heritage, right, custom, culture, ancestry, tradition, devise, birthright, heirloom, gift, primogeniture, parentage, lineage, descent, genealogy, extraction, station

Example sentences from the Web for heritance

  • My mother, who died at sea when I was born, gave me a heritance with winds and waves and stars.

    Semiramis and Other Plays|Olive Tilford Dargan

  • Only he had the good sense to die before he had spent all his heritance.

    The White Plumes of Navarre|Samuel Rutherford Crockett