1. money, property, or other assets received from someone who has died
Usage: plural of inheritance
2. characteristics or qualities passed down from parents to children through genes
Usage: plural of inheritance; biological context
3. traditions, customs, or cultural elements passed down from previous generations
Usage: plural of inheritance; cultural context

Examples

• The siblings divided their father’s inheritances equally among themselves.
• She used her inheritance to buy a house in the countryside.
• The family’s inheritances included both money and valuable artwork.
• Scientists study genetic inheritances to understand hereditary diseases.
• The cultural inheritances of ancient civilizations still influence us today.
• Multiple inheritances from different relatives made him quite wealthy.
• The lawyer explained how the inheritances would be distributed according to the will.