heritage
pronunciation
How to pronounce heritage in British English:
UK [ˈherɪtɪdʒ]
How to pronounce heritage in American English:
US [ˈherɪtɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
- any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
- that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
- hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
Word Origin
- heritage
- heritage: see hereditary
- heritage (n.)
- c. 1200, "that which may be inherited," from Old French iritage, eritage, heritage, from heriter "inherit," from Late Latin hereditare, ultimately from Latin heres (genitive heredis) "heir" (see heredity).
Synonym
Example
- 1. But they are part of our heritage nonetheless .
- 2. Would kraft destroy cadbury 's ethical heritage ?
- 3. Is that impression a cultural heritage ?
- 4. Arabs are inordinately proud of their linguistic heritage .
- 5. Exploiting china 's rich heritage can be tricky .