HERITAGE
Her"it*age, a. Etym: [OE. heritage, eritage, OF. heritage, eritage,
F. héritage, fr. hériter to inherit, LL. heriditare. See
Hereditable.]
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.)
Defn: A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge. Joel iii. 2. 1 Peter v. 3.
HERITANCE
Her"it*ance, n. Etym: [OF. heritance.]
Defn: Heritage; inheritance. [R.]
Robbing their children of the heritance Their fathers handed down
Southey.
HERITOR
Her"it*or, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. her, fr. L. heres an heir.]
Defn: A proprietor or landholder in a parish. [Scot.]
HERL
Herl, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Harl, 2.