HERITAGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HERITAGE?

Need another word that means the same as “heritage”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “heritage” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Heritage” are: inheritance, birthright, patrimony, tradition, history, background, culture, customs, past, classic

Heritage as a Noun

Definitions of "Heritage" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “heritage” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Valued objects and qualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations.
• Denoting or relating to things of special architectural, historical, or natural value that are preserved for the nation.
• Practices that are handed down from the past by tradition.
• Denoting a breed of livestock or poultry that was once traditional to an area but is no longer farmed in large numbers.
• That which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner.
• Property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.
• Hereditary succession to a title or an office or property.
• Any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors.
• Denoting a traditional brand or product regarded as emblematic of fine craftsmanship.
• A special or individual possession; an allotted portion.
• (of a plant variety) not hybridized with another; old-fashioned.
• Christians, or the ancient Israelites, seen as God's chosen people.

Synonyms of "Heritage" as a noun (10 Words)

background	Low-intensity radiation from radioisotopes present in the natural environment. They got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals.
birthright	An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture. Free public education is the birthright of every American child.
classic	An artist who has created classic works. His books have become classics.
culture	A refined understanding or appreciation of culture. The reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture.
customs	The official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods. A customs officer.
history	The aggregate of past events. Medieval European history.
inheritance	Attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents. I don t want a penny of your inheritance.
past	A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past. Forget the past.
patrimony	A church endowment. An organization that saves the world s cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings.
tradition	An inherited pattern of thought or action. Members of different castes have by tradition been associated with specific occupations.

Usage Examples of "Heritage" as a noun

• God's love remains your heritage.
• A heritage of freedom.
• The world's heritage of knowledge.
• They had stolen his grandfather's heritage.
• Heritage brands have found a growing cachet among younger customers.
• The estuary has a sense of history and heritage.
• Europe's varied cultural heritage.
• A heritage centre.
• Cotswold sheep are considered a heritage breed in Canada.
• Heritage roses.
• 60 miles of heritage coastline.

Associations of "Heritage" (30 Words)

accustomed	Customary; usual. His accustomed thoroughness.
bequeath	Pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else. He ditched the unpopular policies bequeathed to him.
bequest	A gift of personal property by will. A painting acquired by bequest.
conventional	Rigidly formal or bound by convention. Conventional bourgeois lives.
cultural	Relating to the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a society. Influenced by ethnic and cultural ties.
custom	Regular dealings with a shop or business by customers. Custom demanded that a person should have gifts for the child.
customary	According to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances. It is customary to mark an occasion like this with a toast.
descendants	All of the offspring of a given progenitor.
disinherit	Change one’s will or take other steps to prevent (someone) from inheriting one’s property. The Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son.
dower	Give a dowry to. A dower house.
ethnic	A person who is a member of an ethnic group. Ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
executor	A person who produces something or puts something into effect. The makers and executors of policy.
family	A taxonomic group containing one or more genera. I could not turn him away for he was family.
habitual	Regular; usual. His habitual comment.
heir	A person who inherits some title or office. They saw themselves as heirs of the Cubists.
inheritance	(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents. He came into a comfortable inheritance.
legacy	An amount of money or property left to someone in a will. Being a legacy increased a student s chance of being accepted to a highly selective college by up to 45 per cent.
miscegenation	The interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types. They believe in miscegenation as the answer to world peace.
mom	Informal terms for a mother. My mom gave us each a slice of pizza.
posterity	The descendants of a person. God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven.
preservation	The state of being preserved, especially to a specified degree. Food preservation.
primeval	(of emotion or behaviour) strongly instinctive and unreasoning. Mile after mile of primeval forest.
primogeniture	The right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son.
regular	A regular patron. Took his regular morning walk.
renaissance	The revival of learning and culture.
seniority	A privileged position earned by reason of longer service or higher rank. 26 archbishops and bishops in order of seniority.
testator	A person who has made a will or given a legacy.
tradition	A doctrine believed to have divine authority though not in the scriptures. Members of different castes have by tradition been associated with specific occupations.
traditional	Consisting of or derived from tradition. The traditional festivities of the Church year.
will	Leave or give by will after one s death. Accidents will happen.