inheritance
Collocations
22(noun.) money/property
ADJ
large | small
rightful
She believed the family home was her rightful inheritance after her father's death.
shared
VERB + INHERITANCE
leave sb
When her grandfather passed away, he left the children a substantial inheritance.
come into, enter (into/on/upon)
She came into a large inheritance when her grandmother passed away last year.
receive
She received a small inheritance from her grandmother's will last year.
claim
After her grandmother's death, Maria had to claim her inheritance from the family lawyer.
renounce
challenge
His brother decided to challenge the inheritance after discovering a second will.
steal
restore (sb to)
After years in exile, the rightful owner was finally restored to her inheritance.
divide
After their father died, the three siblings had to divide the inheritance fairly between them.
share (in)
The three siblings decided to share in their grandmother's inheritance equally after she passed away.
INHERITANCE + NOUN
tax | law
PREP
~ by
After their grandmother's death, the family property passed by inheritance to the oldest daughter.
~ through
My grandmother passed down her jewelry collection through inheritance when she died.
(noun.) sth from the past/your family
PREP
common
The family's tradition of cooking together was an inheritance that grandchildren still valued.
cultural | genetic, physical
classical
Modern artists often draw inspiration from the classical inheritance of ancient Greek sculpture.