inherit

verb

1. obtain from someone after their death

   verb.possession

   Examples

   I inherited a castle from my French grandparents.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. receive from a predecessor

   verb.possession

   Examples

   The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. receive by genetic transmission

   verb.possession

   Examples

   I inherited my good eyesight from my mother.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir <i>inherits</i> the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman <i>inherits</i> his father's title; the eldest son of a king <i>inherits</i> the crown.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

5. To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.

   verb

   Source: webster1913