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heritance

/ˈhɛrɪtən(t)s/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
her-i-tance
IPA
/ˈhɛrɪtən(t)s/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inheritance; the act of inheriting or something inherited.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English heritaunce (“inheritance”), from Anglo-Norman heritance (“inheritance”); equivalent to herit + -ance.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

heritances (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce heritance?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛrɪtən(t)s/.
What does heritance mean?
Inheritance; the act of inheriting or something inherited.
Where does heritance come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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