INHERITOR
heir, inheritor, heritor
(noun) a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inheritor (plural inheritors)
Someone who inherits something; an heir.
(computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.
Source: Wiktionary
In*her"it*or, n.
Definition: One who inherits; an heir. Born inheritors of the dignity. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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