adjective
                                                occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
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                                                                                                        - an inherited disease
- familial traits
- genetically transmitted features
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                obtain from someone after their death
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                                                                                                        - I inherited a castle from my French grandparents
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                receive from a predecessor
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                                                                                                        - The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                receive by genetic transmission
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                                                                                                        - I inherited my good eyesight from my mother