inherit

To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.

After Grandad died, I inherited the house.

‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’

To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.

Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.

To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).

Your descendants will inherit the earth.

To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.

Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.

To derive from people or conditions previously in force.

This country has inherited an invidious class culture.