héritage

Definitions of héritage
  1. noun
    something that has been in a family for generations
    synonyms: bien héréditaire, legs, patrimoine
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    type of:
    bien héréditaire, legs
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  2. noun
    any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
    synonyms: bien héréditaire, legs, patrimoine
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    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
  3. noun
    (law) a gift of personal property by will
    synonyms: legs
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    type of:
    bien héréditaire, legs
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
    cadeau, dispositions, génie, talent
    something acquired without compensation
  4. noun
    practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
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    type of:
    pratique
    knowledge of how something is usually done
  5. 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: bien héréditaire, legs
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    types:
    legs
    (law) a gift of personal property by will
    bien héréditaire, legs, patrimoine
    something that has been in a family for generations
    type of:
    échange
    a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
  6. noun
    (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
    synonyms: bien héréditaire
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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
  7. noun
    hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
    synonyms: bien héréditaire
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