bien héréditaire

Definitions of bien héréditaire
  1. noun
    any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
    synonyms: héritage, legs, patrimoine
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    types:
    éducation
    properties acquired during a person's formative years
    éducation
    the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
    éducation
    the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
    type of:
    attribut
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  2. noun
    (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
    synonyms: héritage
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    types:
    lignée, origine
    inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    origine
    properties attributable to your ancestry
    type of:
    hérédité
    the total of inherited attributes
  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
    synonyms: héritage, legs
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    types:
    héritage, legs
    (law) a gift of personal property by will
    héritage, legs, patrimoine
    something that has been in a family for generations
    type of:
    échange
    a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
  4. noun
    something that has been in a family for generations
    synonyms: héritage, legs, patrimoine
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    type of:
    héritage, legs
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  5. noun
    hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
    synonyms: héritage
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