Inheritance
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The passing of title to an estate upon death. That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament. (biology) The hereditary passing of biological attributes from ancestors to their offspring. In object-oriented programming, the mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.
Example sentence: The richest inheritance any child can have is a stable, loving, disciplined family life.
Heritage
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An inheritance; property that may be inherited.A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
Example sentence: You don't stumble upon your heritage. It's there, just waiting to be explored and shared.