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Definition of Inherits
1. inherit [v] - See also: inherit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inherits
Literary usage of Inherits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece by Fustel de Coulanges (1901)
"In fact, he inherits only of himself. Between his father and him there is neither
... The /Son, not the Daughter, inherits. It is here that ancient laws, ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the by James Boswell, John Wilson Croker (1860)
"Introduction—Johnson's Birth and Parentage—He inherits from his Father " a vile
Melancholy "—His account of the Members of his Family—Traditional Stories of ..."
3. Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester by Thomas Miller (1873)
"He inherits the homestead., John H. Staples, their fourth son, was born August
30th, 1824. He was married to Elizabeth Rodenberry, of Boston, Mass., ..."
4. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1897)
"CHAPTER LIII THE HEIRESS PROVES THAT SHE inherits THE FEUD AND I GO DRIFTING MY
grandfather lived eight months after a scene that had afforded him high ..."
5. The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Thomas Jefferson Hogg (1858)
"She inherits all the divinity of her mother. What have you written ? I have been
unable even to write a common letter. I have forced myself to read Beccaria ..."
6. The History of "Punch" by Marion Harry Spielmann (1895)
"... in Council—A Strong Politician —inherits Leech's Position—Keene as an Artist—Where
He Failed—His Joke-Primers—Torturing the Bagpipes—Good Stories, Used, ..."
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