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perintö — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hereditary adj Passed down from parent to child, especially through genes.
  • heritage noun Traditions, buildings, culture, or values passed down from earlier generations.
  • inheritance noun Money, property, or possessions passed to someone after a person's death.
  • inherited adj Received from a parent or ancestor, either as property or as a genetic trait.
  • legacy noun Money or property left to someone in a will.
  • patrimony noun A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
  • strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

perintö is used for these senses in English:

  • hereditary Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
  • hereditary Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
  • heritage An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  • heritage A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
  • inheritance (countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).
  • inherited Obtained via an inheritance
  • legacy (law) Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
  • legacy Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.

hereditary — full definition

  1. adj Passed down from parent to child, especially through genes.
  2. adj Of a title or position: passed down to a descendant rather than earned or elected.

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