noun (n)

• hereditary succession to a title or an office or property(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  heritage
  

  source: wordnet30
• that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner(noun.possession)

  source: wordnet30
• (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  hereditary pattern
  

  source: wordnet30
• any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  My only inheritance was my mother's blessing.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.(noun)

  source: webster1913