heritage

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (countable, uncountable) An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
  4. (attributive, countable, uncountable) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, heritage (modern French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin hērēs. By surface analysis, herit + -age.

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