heritage meaning

heritage as a noun

1. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
   • a heritage of freedom

   Type of: 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

   Synonyms: inheritance

   Type of: attribute

   Kinds: birthright, background, upbringing

3. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

   Synonyms: inheritance

   Type of: transferred property

   Kinds: primogeniture, borough English, accretion, bequest, birthright, devise, heirloom

4. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

   Synonyms: inheritance

   Type of: acquisition

How to pronounce heritage

heritage is pronounced /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/ in British English and /ˈhɛrətədʒ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.