Heritage
WordNet
noun
(1) Hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
(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"
(3) Practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
"A heritage of freedom"
(4) That which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
- A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
- A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
- Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
- The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.