ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ ɪnˈhɛɹətəns hereditary succession to a title or an office or property any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors my only inheritance was my mother's blessing the world's heritage of knowledge (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner