Collocations for inheritance - noun
1. money/property
ADJ.
large | small | rightful
(literary) He accused his younger brother of trying to steal his rightful inheritance.
(literary) He accused his younger brother of trying to steal his rightful inheritance.
shared
VERB + INHERITANCE
leave sb
She left him an inheritance of £100,000.
She left him an inheritance of £100,000.
come into, enter (into/on/upon)
(literary),
(literary),
receive
When he was 21 he came into a large inheritance.
When he was 21 he came into a large inheritance.
claim
When his father died, he returned to England to claim his inheritance.
When his father died, he returned to England to claim his inheritance.
renounce | challenge
Jealous relatives tried to challenge her inheritance.
Jealous relatives tried to challenge her inheritance.
steal | restore (sb to)
The Earl of Arundel''s heir was restored to his inheritance and granted the lordship of Chirk.
The Earl of Arundel''s heir was restored to his inheritance and granted the lordship of Chirk.
divide
The inheritance was divided equally among all the sons.
The inheritance was divided equally among all the sons.
share (in)
Under their law, all children shared in the inheritance.
Under their law, all children shared in the inheritance.
INHERITANCE + NOUN
tax | law
PREP.
~ by
The system involved inheritance by the eldest son.
The system involved inheritance by the eldest son.
~ through
inheritance through marriage
inheritance through marriage
2. sth from the past/your family
PREP.
common
a common inheritance of language and culture
a common inheritance of language and culture
cultural | genetic, physical | classical
the influence of the classical inheritance (= the culture of ancient Greece and Rome) on Renaissance thought
the influence of the classical inheritance (= the culture of ancient Greece and Rome) on Renaissance thought