heritage
Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/
The English word “heritage” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
- A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
- A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
- Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
Etymology
From Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, heritage (modern French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin hērēs. By surface analysis, herit + -age.
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