Heritage

n. inheritance, something which has been inherited; birthright; legacy; body of traditions or customs passed down from generation to generation

Heritage refers to something which is inherited from one's ancestors. It has several different senses, including:Cultural heritage, a nation's historic monuments, museum collections, etc.Natural heritage, a nation's fauna and flora, natural resources, and landscapeTradition, customs and practices inherited from ancestorsVirtual Heritage, an ICT work dealing with cultural heritageInheritance of physical goods after the death of an individualBiological inheritance of physical characteristicsBirthright, something inherited due to the place, time, or circumstances of someone's birthIndustrial Heritage, the monuments from the industrial cultureTransportation: it used in the context of light rail urban train operation. It pertains to slow-speed operation of trains that use vintage (pre-1970) streetcars.
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Noun
1. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"
(hypernym) practice
2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
(synonym) inheritance
(hypernym) attribute
(hyponym) birthright
3. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
(synonym) inheritance
(hypernym) transferred property, transferred possession
(hyponym) primogeniture
(part-meronym) heirloom
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
(synonym) inheritance
(hypernym) acquisition

n. heritage, inheritance, legacy; patrimony, entailment, heirdom

(a.)
That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.
  

(a.)
A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.