English Online Dictionary. What means heritage? What does heritage mean?
English
Alternative forms
- hæritage (archaic)
Etymology
From Old French eritage, heritage, (French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin hērēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/
- Hyphenation: her‧i‧tage
Noun
heritage (countable and uncountable, plural heritages)
- 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.
- (attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
Derived terms
Related terms
- See heir
Translations
See also
- (agriculture): heirloom, landrace