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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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