in·her·i·tance

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• tance — ab·sorp·tance; ad·mit·tance; ca·pac·i·tance; con·com·i·tance; de·sis·tance; dis·tance·less; ex·or·bi·tance; her·i·tance; im·por·tance; in·duc·tance; in·hab·i·tance; jac·tance; lai·tance; mil·i·tance; pas·tance; per·mit·tance; pit·tance;… …   English syllables

• her — ad·her·ence; ad·her·en·cy; ad·her·end; co·her·en·cy; co·her·ent; co·her·er; dis·her·it; dis·in·her·i·son; ex·her·e·da·tion; ex·her·i·date; her·a·bol; her·a·cle·an; her·a·cle·um; her·a·cli·te·an·ism; her·ald·ist; her·ald·ry; her·a·path·ite;… …   English syllables

• as·sis·tance — /əˈsıstəns/ noun [noncount] : the act of helping or assisting someone : help or support Any assistance you can give me would be appreciated. I ll be happy to provide you with whatever assistance you may need. financial/cash assistance The store… …   Useful english dictionary

• long-dis·tance — /ˈlɑːŋˈdıstəns/ adj 1 always used before a noun 1 a : going or covering a great distance long distance trade routes long distance travel long distance roads …   Useful english dictionary

• ac·cep·tance — /ıkˈsɛptəns/ noun [noncount] 1 : the act of accepting something or someone acceptance of a gift acceptance of the truth acceptance of responsibility her acceptance into the club …   Useful english dictionary

• heritance — her·i·tance …   English syllables

• inheritance — in·her·i·tance …   English syllables

• Inheritance — Not something that is contained in a will, but rather a gene, chromosome or genome that is transmitted from parent to child. The pattern of inheritance is the manner in which a gene is transmitted. For example, the pattern of inheritance may be… …   Medical dictionary

• disinherit — dis·in·her·it /ˌdis ən her ət/ vt: to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will) see also elective share dis·in·her·i·tance / her ə təns/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1 …   Law dictionary

• inheritance — in‧her‧i‧tance [ɪnˈhertns] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW money, property, or other things that become yours after someone has died: • people who suddenly have large lump sums to invest, perhaps from an inheritance * * * inheritance UK US… …   Financial and business terms