Inherit
Inherit , transitive verb
[Old English enheriten to inherit, to give a heritage to, Old French enheriter to appoint as an heir, Latin inhereditare; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, from heres heir. See Heir.]
1.
(Law) 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.
2.
To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities, genes, or genetic traits; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.; to inherit hemophilia
Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did naturally inherit of his father he hath... manured... with good store of fertile sherris.
3.
To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.
But the meek shall inherit the earth.
To bury so much gold under a tree,
And never after to inherit it.
4.
To put in possession of. [Rare] — Shakespeare
Inherit , intransitive verb
To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.
Thou shalt not inherit our father's house.