VERB (3)

1. obtain from someone after their death;
- Example: "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"

2. receive from a predecessor;
- Example: "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"

3. receive by genetic transmission;
- Example: "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inherit \In*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inherited; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Inheriting.] [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a
   heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L.
   inhereditare; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres
   heir. See Heir.]
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   1. (Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by
      inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor
      or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive
      as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at
      his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate
      of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his
      father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the
      crown.
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   2. To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive
      or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical
      qualities, genes, or genetic traits; as, he inherits a
      strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.; to
      inherit hemophilia
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            Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did
            naturally inherit of his father he hath . . .
            manured . . . with good store of fertile sherris.
                                                  --Shak.
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   3. To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy
      as a possession.
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            But the meek shall inherit the earth. --Ps. xxxvii.
                                                  11.
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            To bury so much gold under a tree,
            And never after to inherit it.        --Shak.
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   4. To put in possession of. [R.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inherit \In*her"it\, v. i.
   To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by
   inheritance.
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         Thou shalt not inherit our father's house. --Judg. xi.
                                                  2.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inherit
    v 1: obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a
         castle from my French grandparents"
    2: receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many
       problems from the previous chair"
    3: receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good
       eyesight from my mother"