\In*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inherited}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inheriting}.] [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a
heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L.
inhereditare; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres
heir. See {Heir}.]
1. (Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by
   inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor
   or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive
   as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at
   his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate
   of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his
   father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the
   crown.
2. To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive
   or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical
   qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a
   tendency to disease, etc.
         Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did
         naturally inherit of his father he hath . . .
         manured . . . with good store of fertile sherris.
                                               --Shak.
3. To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy
   as a possession.
         But the meek shall inherit the earth. --Ps. xxxvii.
                                               11.
         To bury so much gold under a tree, And never after
         to inherit it.                        --Shak.
4. To put in possession of. [R.] --Shak.

\In*her"it\, v. i.
To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by
inheritance.
      Thou shalt not inherit our father's house. --Judg. xi.
                                               2.