heritance

[her-i-tns]

noun

Archaic.

1. inheritance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heritance¹

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

Example Sentences

Swing by Kandy’s botanical gardens before checking out the Heritance Kandalama Hotel, about 90 minutes north of town.

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The heritance of acquired malignant characteristics would thus be defeated before it could begin.

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The title of the address at the University of Virginia had a ring of scientific heresy: "Heritance of Acquired Characteristics."

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"The heritance of an acquired characteristic was no longer an unsupported theory," he said.

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For reasons of "in heritance and maternal feeling," un married WAC Sergeant Dorothy Libertini, 56, sought to adopt unmarried WAC Captain Frances Hagler, 35.

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Related Words

• ancestry 
• culture 
• custom 
• legacy 
• right 
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