Alternative spelling of coinherit

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of co-inherit

simple past tense and past participle of co-inherit

plural of inheritance powder

(law) The area of law pertaining to passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.

(radio, television) The section of a broadcast's audience who had no specific intention of viewing or listening, but who continued doing so after the immediately preceding broadcast.

plural of inherited audience

(genetics) A pattern of inheritance showing that phenotypic traits can be passed from generation to generation through genes, which can keep their ability to be expressed while not always appearing in a descending generation.

(biology, historical) The obsolete theory that progeny inherits any characteristic as the average of the parents' values, so for example crossing a red and a white variety of flower would yield pink-flowered offspring.

(software, design) Synonym of composite reuse principle