any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
The Scottish version of the English 'immovable property' (The treatment of property is very different in each system)
Heritage consists of those things we want to keep that give us a sense of the past and of our cultural identity These are the things that are of cultural significance to particular groups or communities in our society, which we want to protect and pass on to future generations