heritage

her·i·tage  (hr-tj)

n.

1. Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.

2. Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

3. The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright: a heritage of affluence and social position.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from eritier, heir, from Medieval Latin hrditrius, from Latin, inherited; see hereditary.]

Synonyms: heritage, inheritance, legacy, tradition
These nouns denote something immaterial, such as a custom, that is passed from one generation to another: a heritage of moral uprightness; a rich inheritance of storytelling; a legacy of philosophical thought; the tradition of noblesse oblige.

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heritage [ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ]

n

1. something inherited at birth, such as personal characteristics, status, and possessions

2. anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science)

a.  the evidence of the past, such as historical sites, buildings, and the unspoilt natural environment, considered collectively as the inheritance of present-day society

b.  (as modifier; cap. as part of name) Bannockburn Heritage Centre

4. something that is reserved for a particular person or group or the outcome of an action, way of life, etc. the sea was their heritage the heritage of violence

5. (Law) Law any property, esp land, that by law has descended or may descend to an heir

6. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Bible

a.  the Israelites regarded as belonging inalienably to God

b.  the land of Canaan regarded as God's gift to the Israelites

[from Old French; see heir]

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Heritage heirs collectively, 1390.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heritage - practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom" practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
	2.	heritage - any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" inheritance attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity birthright - personal characteristics that are inherited at birth background - a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background" birthright - a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child" upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
	3.	heritage - that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner inheritance law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses primogeniture - right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son borough English - a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers accretion - (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) bequest, legacy - (law) a gift of personal property by will birthright, patrimony - an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) devise - (law) a gift of real property by will heirloom - something that has been in a family for generations heirloom - (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
	4.	heritage - hereditary succession to a title or an office or property inheritance acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

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heritage

noun inheritance, legacy, birthright, lot, share, estate, tradition, portion, endowment, bequest, patrimony The building is part of our heritage.

Translations

heritage [ˈherɪtɪdʒ]

A. N → herencia f (fig) (also national heritage) → patrimonio m (nacional)

B. CPD heritage centre N (Brit) → museo m (local, de artesanía etc)

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heritage [ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ] n → patrimoine m
our national heritage → notre patrimoine national
our cultural heritage → notre patrimoine culturel
to be part of sb's heritage → faire partie du patrimoine de qn heritage centre, heritage industry, heritage site
heritage centre n (British) → écomusée m
heritage industry n
the heritage industry → l'industrie du tourisme historique
heritage site n → site m d'intérêt historique

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heritage

n (lit, fig) → Erbe nt, → Erbschaft f

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heritage [ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ] n (inheritance) → eredità; (of country, nation) → retaggio
our national heritage → il nostro patrimonio nazionale

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heritage

n heritage [ˈheritidʒ]

things (especially valuable things such as buildings, literature etc) which are passed on from one generation to another We must all take care to preserve our national heritage. erfenis ميراث، تُراث наследство dědictví kulturarv das Erbe (εθνική) κληρονομιά herencia, patrimonio pärand ميراث perintö patrimoine מוֹרֶשֶת विरासत baština, nasljede örökség warisan erfð, arfur, arfleifð patrimonio 遺産 유산 paveldas mantojums warisan erfenis kulturarv, folkeeie spuścizna, dziedzictwo património patrimoniu наследие dedičstvo dediščina nasleđe arv มรดก miras, kalıt 遺產 спадщина, спадок میراث di sản 遗产

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heritage → موروث dědictví arv Erbe κληρονομιά patrimonio kulttuuriperintö héritage baština retaggio 先祖伝来のもの 유산 erfenis arv dziedzictwo herança наследство kulturarv มรดก miras di sản 遗产