inheritress

英：[ɪn'herɪtrɪs]

美：[ɪn'herɪtrɪs]

• n.女继承人

verb

transitive verb

to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death

to receive as a devise or legacy

to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission

inherit a defective enzyme

to have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor

inherited the problem from his predecessor

to come into possession of or receive especially as a right or divine portion

and every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters … for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life—Matthew 19:29 (Revised Standard Version)

intransitive verb

to take or hold a possession or rights by inheritance

女继承人

Middle English enheriten "to give (a person) right of inheritance, make (a person) heir, come into possession of as an heir," borrowed from Anglo-French enheriter, going back to Late Latin inhērēditāre "to appoint as heir," from Latin in- in- >entry 2 + Late Latin hērēditāre "to leave as an inheritance, inherit, make an heir" — more at heritage

The first known use of inherit was in the 14th century

inhibitverb

to prevent or hold back from doing something : restrain, repress

fear can inhibit the natural expression of feelings

to prevent or slow down the activity or occurrence of a drug which inhibits an infection

oil inhibits rust

inheritverb

to receive by legal right from a person at the person's death

to receive by genetic transmission

inherit red hair

to have handed on to one by someone else

inherit a job

inheritverb

to receive by legal right from a person at the person's death

to receive by genetic transmission

inherit red hair

to have handed on to one by someone else

inherit a job

inheritverb

to receive by legal right from a person at the person's death

to receive by genetic transmission

inherit red hair

to have handed on to one by someone else

inherit a job

inheritverb

to receive by legal right from a person at the person's death

to receive by genetic transmission

inherit red hair

to have handed on to one by someone else

inherit a job

inheritverb

to receive by legal right from a person at the person's death

to receive by genetic transmission

inherit red hair

to have handed on to one by someone else

inherit a job