Clues for the word "INHERIT"

We've had 65 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 101 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on November 03, 2025.

Definition of inherit

v. t. - To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.
v. t. - To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.
v. t. - To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.
v. t. - To put in possession of.
v. i. - To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.