inheritance
Pronunciation:
/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/noun
Definitions
The passing of title to an estate upon death.
That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament.
The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited
Example: The Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common ancestor.
(genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.