Definition of heritage

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • heritage is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • heritage is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • heritage is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of heritage


  • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors (noun)

    Examples

    1. the world's heritage of knowledge

    Synonyms

    1. inheritance
  • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. inheritance
  • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. inheritance
  • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition (noun)

    Examples

    1. a heritage of freedom

See definition of heritage in Merriam Webster