Inheritance

Inheritance

Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, rights and obligations upon the death of an individual. It represents also to pass a characteristic, genetically. It has long played an important role in human societies. The rules of inheritance differ between societies and have changed over time.

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Famous quotes containing the word inheritance:

    “A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the family.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 17:2.

    “As to honour—you know—it’s a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn’t theirs.”
    —Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

    “Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.”
    —Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801)