Inherit

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Inherited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inheriting.]
	1.	(Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.
	2.	To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities, genes, or genetic traits; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.; to inherit hemophilia Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally inherit of his father he hath . . . manured . . . with good store of fertile sherris. - Shak.
	3.	To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession. But the meek shall inherit the earth. - Ps. xxxvii. 11. To bury so much gold under a tree, And never after to inherit it. - Shak.
	4.	To put in possession of.
v. i.	1.	To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance. Thou shalt not inherit our father's house. - Judg. xi. 2.

Verb	1.	inherit - obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents" Synonyms: come into
	2.	inherit - receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
	3.	inherit - receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"

come into

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