heritage

[ her-i-tij ]
/ ˈhɛr ɪ tɪdʒ /

noun

something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion: a heritage of poverty and suffering.
something reserved for one: the heritage of the righteous.
Law.
  1. something that has been or may be inherited by legal descent or succession.
  2. any property, especially land, that devolves by right of inheritance.

adjective

noting or relating to a product, place, etc., that evokes a nostalgic sense of tradition or history: visitors to a heritage site in the Middle East.
noting or relating to an older, traditional breed of animal or plant: raising pure-breed heritage hogs. Compare heirloom(def 3).

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Origin of heritage

1175–1225; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to heriter to inherit + -age -age; see heir

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British Dictionary definitions for heritage

heritage
/ (ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ) /

noun

something inherited at birth, such as personal characteristics, status, and possessions
anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition
  1. the evidence of the past, such as historical sites, buildings, and the unspoilt natural environment, considered collectively as the inheritance of present-day society
  2. (as modifier; cap. as part of name)Bannockburn Heritage Centre
something that is reserved for a particular person or group or the outcome of an action, way of life, etc the sea was their heritage; the heritage of violence
law any property, esp land, that by law has descended or may descend to an heir
Bible
  1. the Israelites regarded as belonging inalienably to God
  2. the land of Canaan regarded as God's gift to the Israelites

Word Origin for heritage

C13: from Old French; see heir