Antonyms for heritance


Grammar : Noun
Spell : her-i-tns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛr ɪ tns


Definition of heritance

  • As in inheritance : noun possession gained through someone's death
  • As in birth : noun heritage
  • As in heritage : noun person's background, tradition
Example sentences :
  • Only he had the good sense to die before he had spent all his heritance.
  • Extract from : « The White Plumes of Navarre » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • My mother, who died at sea when I was born, gave me a heritance with winds and waves and stars.
  • Extract from : « Semiramis and Other Plays » by Olive Tilford Dargan

Synonyms for heritance

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