Inheritance is the transferring of property and debt upon a death to a beneficiary.

Inheritance, or The Inheritance, may also refer to:

Computer science Inheritance (genetic algorithm) Inheritance (object-oriented programming)

Films The Inheritance, American title of the 1947 British film Uncle Silas The Inheritance (1962 film), a film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The Inheritance (1976 film), an Italian drama by Mauro Bolognini The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday, a 1992 Czech comedy film by Věra Chytilová Inheritance (2001 film), an Argentine drama by Paula Hernández The Inheritance (2003 film), also known as Arven in Danish, by Per Fly Inheritance (2006 film), documentary by James Moll about the daughter of a concentration camp commandant The Inheritance (2007 film), a Scottish road film Inheritance (2012 film), by Hiam Abbass The Inheritance (2014 film), a documentary about Huntington's disease Inheritance (2017 thriller film) Inheritance (2017 drama film) Inheritance (2020 film), by Vaughn Stein Inheritance (2024 Polish film), by Sylwester Jakimow The Inheritance (2024 horror film), by Alejandro Brugués Inheritance (2025 film), by Neil Burger

Music Albums Inheritance (Hobbs' Angel of Death album), 1995 Inheritance, a 2013 album by The Last Bison Inheritance (Audrey Assad album), 2016 Inheritances, a 2024 album by Adam Tendler

Songs "Inheritance", by Scorpions from Lonesome Crow, later covered by Iron Christ "Inheritance", by Talk Talk from Spirit of Eden, later covered by Recoil "Inheritance", by New Model Army from Thunder and Consolation "Inheritance", by Prong from the Airheads soundtrack "Inheritance", by John van Tongeren from Poltergeist: The Legacy "Inheritance", by Katatonia from Night Is the New Day "The Inheritance (Green)", by The Dear Hunter from The Color Spectrum

Literature Science fiction and fantasy The Inheritance (novel), 2001, in the Dragonlance Dungeon & Dragons setting The Inheritance Cycle, a series of young-adult novels by Christopher Paolini Inheritance (Paolini novel), 2011 Inheritance (Savile novel), 2006, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe "Inheritance" (short story), a 1947 supernatural sci-fi story by Arthur C. Clarke The Inheritance Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin

Plays Inheritance (play), 2003, by Hannie Rayson, set in Australia The Inheritance (play), 2018, by Matthew López

Other books

The Inheritance, a novel composed in 1849 by Louisa May Alcott and first published in 1997 Inheritance, a 1932 novel by Phyllis Bentley Inheritance, a 2004 novel by Lan Samantha Chang The Inheritance, a 2005 translation of a novel by Palestinian writer Sahar Khalifeh The Inheritance, a 2010 novel by Simon Tolkien Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love, published in 2019 by American novelist Dani Shapiro

Television Inheritance (TV series), a 1967 British TV series The Inheritance (TV series), a 2023 British TV series "Inheritance" (Arrow), a 2019 episode "Inheritance" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), episode first aired in 1993 "Inheritance" (Lassie), a 1954 premiere "The Inheritance" (Mad Men), a 2008 television episode "The Inheritance" (Grimm), 2014 TV episode

Visual arts Inheritance (Munch), a painting by Edvard Munch

See also

Biological inheritance Heritability Inheritor (disambiguation) Herencia (disambiguation)