What does herencia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word herencia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use herencia in Spanish.

The word herencia in Spanish means inheritance, legacy, bequest, heredity, legacy, acceptance of inheritance, distribution of inheritance, split inheritance, cultural heritage, future inheritance, residual inheritance. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word herencia

inheritance, legacy, bequest

nombre femenino (legado físico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al tercer hijo le dejó como herencia una casa campestre.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. As the third son, he received a house in the country as his inheritance.

heredity

nombre femenino (legado genético) (biology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi altura es herencia de mi madre.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. What role does heredity play in a child's dyslexia?

legacy

nombre femenino (legado intelectual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mis ideas son la herencia que dejo a mis hijos.
My ideas are the legacy that I will leave to my children.

acceptance of inheritance

(derecho: heredero acepta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

distribution of inheritance

(Derecho: entrega de una herencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La adjudicación de herencia es menos complicada si existe un testamento.
The distribution of inheritance is less complicated if there is a will.

split inheritance

(derecho: entre varios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cultural heritage

locución nominal femenina (patrimonio nacional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debemos proteger nuestra herencia cultural.
We must protect our cultural heritage.

future inheritance

locución nominal femenina (derecho: sucesión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

residual inheritance

(der: herencia del resto de bienes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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