Emily Dickinson Lexicon

inherit (-ed, -ing), v. [OFr < L. in + hērēditāre.] (webplay: ancestor, estate, everlasting, life, nature, receive).

1. Possess; take ownership of; [fig.] generate.
2. Receive; enjoy; experience the gift of; have by divine appropriation; take by right as an heir; (see Matthew 19:29).