her·i·tage /ˈhɛrətɪʤ/
遺產,祖先所留之物,繼承物
Her·it·age a.
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. Script. A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.
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heritage
n 1: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition;
"a heritage of freedom"
2: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited
from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's
blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" [syn: inheritance]
3: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that
passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner [syn:
inheritance]
4: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
[syn: inheritance]