heritage
see also: Heritage
Noun

heritage

  1. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  2. A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
  3. A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
  4. (attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
    a heritage speaker; a heritage language
    The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.
Related terms Translations Translations Translations
  • German: Geburtsrecht, Erbe
  • Portuguese: herança
  • Russian: перворо́дство

Heritage
Proper noun
  1. Surname



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