herencia

Definitions of herencia
  1. noun
    hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
    synonyms: patrimonio
  2. noun
    the total of inherited attributes
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    types:
    abolengo, alcurnia, linaje, prosapia
    inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    type of:
    propiedad
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
  3. noun
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
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    primogenitura
    right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
    legado
    (law) a gift of personal property by will
    derechos de nacimiento
    an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
    reliquia de familia
    something that has been in a family for generations
    type of:
    traspaso
    a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
  4. noun
    the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
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    type of:
    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
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