her·i·tage /ˈhɛrətɪʤ/
  遺產,祖先所留之物,繼承物
  Her·it·age a.
  1. That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.
  Part of my heritage,
  Which my dead father did bequeath to me.   --Shak.
  2. Script. A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.
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  heritage
       n 1: practices that are handed down from the past by tradition;
            "a heritage of freedom"
       2: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited
          from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's
          blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge" [syn: inheritance]
       3: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that
          passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner [syn:
          inheritance]
       4: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
          [syn: inheritance]