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]