present participle of herye

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.

(obsolete) The return of military equipment. / (archaic) A payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant. / (dated) A tribute.

That can legally be inherited. / Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.

Obsolete spelling of heritor

A person who inherits; an heir or heiress. / (law, Scotland) A proprietor or landholder in a parish.

plural of heritour

plural of heritor

plural of heriot

(uncountable) The condition of being inheritable