Synonyms for inheritance
All synonyms
Noun
1. Patrimony
patrimony, legacy, heritage, bequest, birthright, hereditament, inheritage dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The passing of title to an estate upon death.
Related words
- Word family
- inherit inheritable inheritor inheritress inheritrix
- Phrases
- inheritance tax
Forms
- Plural
- inheritances → patrimonies, legacies, heritages, bequests…
Example sentences
- legacy Skating is part of my blood. It's my family legacy.
- heritage The Casbah is part of Algiers's cultural heritage.
- bequest He left a large bequest to the Mozilla Foundation.
- property You establish the property right by paying for it.
By length
- 6 letters
- legacy3
- 7 letters
- bequest2, heirdom
- 8 letters
- property3, heritage3
- 9 letters
- patrimony4
- 10 letters
- birthright2, inheritage
- 12 letters
- hereditament
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (legacy3 = 3 syllables).