Heritance

//ˈhɛrɪtən(t)s// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Inheritance; the act of inheriting or something inherited. archaic, uncountable, usually

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bequeathalbequestbirthrightentailheirloomheritage

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"No, you aren't in love, for what you call love is just a psychosocial construct to make people ignore their animalic heritance."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English heritaunce (“inheritance”), from Anglo-Norman heritance (“inheritance”); equivalent to herit + -ance.

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