Inherited meaning : To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations). To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death. To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission. To derive from people or conditions previously in force. To come into an inheritance. To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass. To derive a new class from (a superclass). To put in possession of. Obtained via an inheritance Hereditary.