1. Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
   "an inherited disease";
   - familial, genetic, hereditary, transmitted, transmissible

1. Obtain from someone after their death
   "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
    
2. Receive from a predecessor
   "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
    
3. Receive by genetic transmission
   "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"

See also: hereditable [rare], heritable, inheritable

Type of: acquire, get, have, receive

Encyclopedia: Inherited