Definition for HER'IT-AGE

HER'IT-AGE, n. [Fr. from the root of heir.]

  1. Inheritance; an estate that passes from an ancestor to an heir by descent or course of law; that which is inherited. In Scots law, it sometimes signifies immovable estate, in distinction from movable.
  2. In Scripture, the saints or people of God are called his heritage, as being claimed by him, and the objects of his special care. 1 Pet. v.

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